169th Fighter Wing

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unit_name= 169th Fighter Wing


caption= 169th Fighter Wing emblem
dates= 19xx-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Wing
role= Fighter Support
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command_structure= Air National Guard/Air Combat Command
current_commander= Brigadier General Timothy Rush
garrison= McEntire Joint National Guard Station, South Carolina
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The United States Air Force's 169th Fighter Wing is a fighter unit located at McEntire Joint National Guard Station, South Carolina.

Mission

History

Assignments

Major Command

*Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1992-Present)
*Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (???-1992)

Previous designationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0

*169th Fighter Wing (1995-Present)
*169th Fighter Group (1992-1995)
*169th Tactical Fighter Group (???-1992)
*169th Airlift Group (???-???)

Units Assigned [http://www.scang.ang.af.mil/]

*169th Operations Group
**169th Operations Support Flight
**157th Fighter Squadron
*169th Maintenance Group
**169th Maintenance Squadron
**169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
**169th Maintenance Operations Flight
**169th Medical Group
*169th Mission Support Group
**169th Mission Support Flight
**169th Communications Flight
**169th Security Forces Squadron
**169th Civil Engineering Squadron
**169th Logistics Readiness Squadron
**169th Services Flight
*245th Air Traffic Control Squadron

Bases stationed

*McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina (???-Present)

Aircraft & Missiles OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3

*F-16C Block 52 Fighting Falcon (2007-Present)
*F-16A Fighting Falcon (???-???)
*A-7D Corsair II (???-???)
*T-29A Samaritan (???-???)
*F-102 Delta Dagger (???-???)
*F-104 Starfighter (???-???)
*C-131 Samaritan (???-???)
*C-54 Skymaster (???-???)
*C-47 Skytrain (???-???)
*C-45 Expeditor (???-???)
*T-33 Shooting Star (???-???)
*F-86 Sabre (???-???)
*F-80 Shooting Star (???-???)
*A-26 Invader (???-???)
*P-51 Mustang (???-???)

Decorations

* [http://wwa.afpc.randolph.af.mil/AwardsNet/SearchUnitAwards.aspx?Mode=Graphics Air Force Personnel Center Awards Search (Post-1991)]
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