END FY ANG FLYING UNITS, FY 1946- FY 2004 (Compiled by Charles J. Gross, Ph.D.,/ Chief, ANG History & SMSgt David Anderson/ Senior Enlisted Historian, ANG History/NGB-PAI,/ DSN 327-2668 & 2669/15 Jul 2005) FIGHTER/RECON AIRLIFT REFUELING MISCELLANEOUS 1946 1 1 Fighter Sqd (FS) NA NA NA 1947 2 48 FS NA NA 8 Bomb Sqds (Light) (BSL) 1948 3 62 FS NA NA 10 BSL 1949 4 71 FS NA NA 1L 1950 5 71 FS NA NA 1L 1951 Korean War mob NA NA Korean War mob 1952 Korean War mob NA NA Korean War mob 1953 6 71 FS 6 Tactical Reconnaissance Sqds (TRS) NA NA 5 BSL 1954 7 73 FS 8 TRS NA NA 6 BSL 1955 8 73 FS 8 TRS NA NA 6 BSL 1 Air Resupply Sqd 9 (ARS) 1 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1946, p. 83. 2 Rene J. Francillion, The Air Guard, (Aerograph 2, undated), pp. 41-42. 3 Ibid. 4 Ibid. 5 Ibid. 6 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1953, p. 26. 7 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year ending 30 June 1954, p. 34. 8 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1955, p. 34. 9 Special operations mission. 1
1956 10 23 FS (All WX) 50 Fighter Interceptor Sqds (FIS) (Day) 8 TRS 1957 11 29 FIS (All WX) 50 FIS (Day) 8 TRS 1958 12 43 FIS (All WX) 26 FIS (Day) 15 TRS 1959 13 43 FIS 25Tactical Fighter Sqds (TFS) 14 TRS 1960 15 40 FIS 22 TFS 14 TRS Heavy) (ATSH) 16 5 AAS 17 3 Aeomedical Transport Sqds (Light) (AMTSL) NA 6 Tactical Bomb Sqds 4 ARS 3 AMTSL NA 4 ARS 4 AMTSL NA 4 ARS 1 Air Transport Sqd (Light) (ATSL) 5 AMTSL NA 4 Troop Carrier Sqds 1 ATSL (TCS) 14 6 Air Transport Sqds NA 4 TCS 1961 19 32 FIS 22 TFS 12 TFS 1962 20 25 FIS 3 TFS 7 TRS 1 ATSM 18 11 ATSH 10 AAS 1 ATSM 9 ATSH 9 AAS 1 ATSM NA 4 TCS 3 ARS 21 4 TCS 10 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1957, p. 47. 11 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1958, p. 59. 12 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1959, pp. 60-61. 13 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year Ending 30 June 1959, pp. 60-61. 14 Formerly designated Air Resupply Squadrons. Retained special ops mission under the new designation. 15 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1960, p. 74. 16 Air Transport Squadron-Heavy (ATSH) 17 Aeromedical Airlift Squadron (AAS) 18 Air Transport Squadron-Medium (ATSM) 19 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1961, p. 89. 20 Rpt (U), NGB,, Annual Report of the Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1962, p. 71. 21 Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) 2
1963 22 27 FIS 21 TFS 11 TRS 1964 24 24 FIS 23 TFS 11 TRS 1965 26 22 FIS 23 TFS 12 TRS 1966 27 22 FIS 23 TFS 12 TRS 1967 29 22 FIS 23 TFS 12 TRS 1968 30 22 FIS 13 TFS 9 TRS 1969 32 22 FIS 23 TFS 12 TRS 3 TASS 33 1970 36 18 FIS 25 TFS 12 TRS 3 TASS 16 ATSH 9 AAS 1 ATSM 3 ARS 4 TCS 23 25 ATSH 1 ATSM 4 ARS 4 ACS 25 25 ATSH 1 ATSM 5 ARS 4 ACS 25 MAS 28 1 ATSM 5 ARS 4 ACS 25 MAS 1 ATSM 5 ARS 4 ACS 23 MAS 1 ATSM 5 ARS 4 ACS 1 TEWS 31 16 MAS 4 AAS 5 ARS 4 SOS35 1 TEWS 1 TAS 34 14 MAS 4 AAS 3 TAS 7 ARS 4 SOS 1 TEWS 1 TFTS 37 1971 38 17 FIS 25 TFS 11 TRS 5 TASS 2 TFTS 9 MAS 4 AAS 8 TAS 7 ARS 3 SOS 1 TEWS 22 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1963, p. 60. 23 Special ops mission 24 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1964, p. 58. 25 Air Commando Squadron (ACS) 26 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1965, p. 46. 27 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1966, p. 49. 28 Military Airlift Squadron (MAS) 29 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau, Fiscal Year 1967, p. 41. 30 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1968, pp. 10, 49. These figures do not include 10 TFS, 3 TRS, and 1 AAS which were mobilized in 1968 for crises in Vietnam and Korea. 31 Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (TEWS) 32 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1969, p. 78. 33 Tactical Air Support squadron (TASS) 34 Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) 35 Special Operations Squadron (SOS) 36 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1970, p. 82. 37 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (TFTS) Later named Formal Training Unit (FTU) 3
1972 39 18 FIS 26 TFS 8 TRS 2 TFTS 5 TASS 1973 41 21 FIS 27 TFS 7 TRS 2 TFTS 5 TASS 1974 42 20 FIS 27 TFS 7 TRS 2 TFTS 5 TASS 1975 44 15 FIS 29 TFS 7 TRS 2 TFTS 7 TASS 1976 46 10 FIS 29 TFS 8 TRS 2 TFTS 7 TASS 1977 47 10 FIS 29 TFS 8 TRS 2 TFTS 6 TASS 1978 48 10 FIS 31 TFS 8 TRS 6 TASS 7 MAS 3 AAS 11 TAS 7 ARS 3 SOS 1 TEWS 1 TBS 40 3 MAS 13 TAS 9 ARS 3 SOS 1 TEWS 1 TBS 3 MAS 13 TAS 9 ARS 3 SOS 1 TEWS 2 DSES 43 15 TAS 9 ARS 2 SOS 1 TEWS 2 DSES 45 17 TAS 13 ARS 2 DSES 1 TEWS 18 TAS 13 ARS 2 DSES 1 TEWS 19 TAS 13 ARS 1 DSES 1 TEWS 1979 49 10 FIS 31 TFS 19 TAS 13 ARS 1 DSES 1 TEWS 38 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Fiscal Year 1971 Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 86. 39 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Fiscal Year 1972 Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 86, 40 Tactical Bomb Squadron (TBS) 41 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Fiscal Year 1973 Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 87. 42 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Fiscal Year 1974 Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 201. 43 Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron (DSES) 44 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Report Fiscal Year 1975 Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 87. 45 Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron (ARRS) 46 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Review Fiscal Year 1976 & TQ [i.e., Transitional Quarter] Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 86. Data presented was for the end of the Transitional Quarter, 30 September 1976. 47 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Review Fiscal Year 1977 Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 91. 48 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Review Chief National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1978, p. 79. 4
8 TRS 6 TASS 1980 50 10 FIS 31 TFS 19 TAS 13 ARS 1 DSES 1 TEWS 8 TRS 6 TASS 1981 51 10 FIS 31 TFS 19 TAS 13 ARS 1 DSES 1 TEWS 8 TRS 6 TASS 1982 52 10 FIS 33 TFS 19 TAS 13 ARS 1 TEWS 8 TRS 5 TASS 1983 53 10 FIS 34 TFS 19 TAS 13 ARS 1 TECS 54 8 TRS 4 TASS 1984 55 11 FIS 35 TFS 18 TAS 1 MAS 56 13 ARS 1 SOS 6 TRS 4 TASS 1985 57 11 FIS 35 TFS 58 19 TAS 1 MAS 13 ARS 1 SOS 6 TRS 3 TASS 1986 59 11 FIS 35 TFS 18 TAS 2 MAS 13 ARS 1 SOS 6 TRS 3 TASS 1987 60 11 FIS 35 TFS 19 TAS 2 SAS 61 12 ARS 1 SOS 6 TRS 3 TASS 1988 62 12 FIS 34 TFS 19 TAS 2 SAS 12 ARS 2 AARS 1 SOS 49 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Review Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1979, p. 81. 50 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Review Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1980, p. 85. 51 Rpt (U), NGB, Annual Review Chief, National Guard Bureau Fiscal Year 1981, p. 83. 52 Rpt (U), NGB, [FY] 1982 Annual Review of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 90. 53 Rpt (U), NGB, [FY] 1983 Annual Review of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 72. 54 Tactical Electronic Combat Squadron (TECS) 55 Rpt (U), NGB, [FY] 1984 Annual Review of the Chief National Guard Bureau, p. 70. 56 The 105 th Tactical Air Support Group, NY ANG, was redesignated the 105 th Military Airlift Group on 1 May 1984 and prepared to receive C-5A aircraft starting in July 1985. Those changes marked the ANG s return to the strategic airlift mission which it had left temporarily in September 1974 with the phasing out of C-124s at the 158 th MAS, Georgia ANG. 57 Rpt (U), [FY] 1985 Annual Review of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 70. 58 NGB-PAI lineage files for 154 th Composite Wing, Hawaii ANG, indicate that the FY 1985 Annual Review of the Chief, NGB erred in indicating the ANG had a composite squadron in 1985. Instead, the 154 th Composite Group possessed one fighter squadron, the 199 th, in 1985. That meant the ANG had 35 TFSs not the reported 34 TFSs and 1 composite squadron in 1985. 59 Rpt (U), NGB, [FY] 1986 Annual Review of the Chief, National Guard Bureau, p. 67. 60 Rpt (U), NGB, Chief, National Guard Bureau Annual Review Fiscal Year 1987, p. 98. 61 Strategic Airlift Squadron (SAS) Previously designated Military Airlift Squadrons. 5
6 TRS 3 TASS 1989 63 12 FIS 1 FIS (FTU) 35 TFS 3 TASS 6 TRS 1990 65 12 FIS 1 FIS (FTU) 31 TFS 6 TFS (FTU) 6 TRS 1 TRS (FTU) 3 TASS 1991 66 12 FIS 1 FIS (FTU) 31 TFS 5 TFS (FTU) 6 TRS 1 TRS (FTU) 3 TASS 1992 67 12 FS (ADF) 68 34 FS 3 FS (RTU) 20 TAS 2 SAS 13 ARS 3 RQS 64 1 SOS 15 TAS 1 TAS (FTU) 13 ARS 1 SOS 3 RQS 21 TAS 1 TAS (FTU) 13 ARS 1 SOS 3 RQS 18 AS 70 16 ARS 1 SOS 3 RQS 5 RS 69 1993 71 12 FS (ADF) 32 FS 7 FS (FTU) 4 RS 1 FF (FTU) 1994 72 10 FS (ADF) 33FS 4 FS (FTU) 18 AS 21 AS 18 ARS 1 SOS 3 RQS 18 ARS 1 SOS 3 RQS 62 Rpt (U), NGB/PR, Subj. Air National Guard Facts and Figures, 2 December 1988, SD I-16B, Hist (U), ANG, CY 1986- CY 1991. 63 Rpt (U), NGB/XO, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, 20 June 1990, SD I-16C, Hist (U), ANG, CY 1986-CY 1991. 64 RQS= Rescue Squadron. 65 Rpt (U), NGB/XO, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, 20 June 1990, SD I-16C, Hist (U), ANG, CY 1986-CY 1991; Rpt (FOUO), NGB/XOPP, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, 2 July 1991, SD I-15, Hist (U), ANG, CY 1986-CY 1991, info used was (U). 66 Rpt (FOUO), NGB/XOPP, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, 2 July 1991, SD I-15, Hist (U), ANG, CY 1986-CY 1991, info used was (U). 67 Rpt (U), NGB/XO, Subj: Air National Guard Facts And Figures, 1 July 1992, SD I-30, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1992-CY 1994, info used was (U). 68 Air Defense Fighter (ADF) 69 Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) 70 Airlift Squadron (AS) 71 Rpt (U), NGB/XOOP, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, June 1993, SD I-31, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1992-CY 1994, info used was (U). 6
3 RS 1 FF (FTU) 1995 73 10 FS (ADF) 30 FS 4 FS (FTU) 1 FF 74 (FTU) 1 RS 1996 76 10 FS (ADF) 30 FS 4 FS (FTU) 1 FF (FTU) 1997 77 10 FS (ADF) 30 FS 4 FS (FTU) 1998 78 10 FS (ADF) 30 FS 4 FTS (FTU) 1999 79 4 FS (ADF) 34 FS 2000 80 4 FS (ADF) 32 FS 2001 81 4 FS (ADF) 33 FS 2002 82 4 FS (ADF) 33 FS 5 FS (FTU) 23 AS 23 AS 24 AS 25 AS 23 AS 23 AS 26 AS 26 AS 1 BS 75 72 Rpt (U), NGB/XOOP, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, June 1994, SD I-29, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1992-CY 1994, info used was (U). 73 Rpt (U), ANG/XO, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, April 1997, SD I-4, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1995 CY 1997, info used was (U). 74 Fighter Flight (FF) 75 Bomb Squadron (BS) 76 Rpt (U), ANG/XO, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, April 1996, SD I-3, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1995-CY 1997, info used was (U). 77 Rpt (U), ANG/XO, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, April 1997, SD I-4, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1995-CY 1997, info used was (U). 78 Rpt (U), ANG/XPPI, Subj: Air National Guard Facts And Figures, June 1999, SD I-13, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1998 CY 2000, info used was (U). 79 Rpt (U), ANG/XPPI, Subj: Air National Guard Facts And Figures, June 1999, SD I-13, Hist (FOUO), ANG, CY 1998-CY 2000, info used was (U). 80 Rpt (U), ANG/XPPI, Subj: Air National Guard Facts And Figures, June 2000, SD I-14, Hist (FOUO), CY 1998-CY 2000, info used was (U). 81 Rpt (U), ANG/XPPI, Subj: Air National Guard Facts and Figures, July 2002, SD I-22, Draft Hist (S/NF), ANG, CY 2001-CY 2004, info used was (U). 82 Rpt (U), ANG/XPPI, Subj: Air National Guard Facts And Figures, July 2002, SD I-22, Draft Hist (S/NF), ANG, CY 2001-CY 2004, info used was (U). 7
2003 83 4 FS (ADF) 32 FS 2004 85 4 FS (ADF) 32 FS 26 AS 26 AS 1 ACCS 84 24 ARS 1 SOS 3 RQS 1 ACCS 83 Rpt (U), ANG/XPYI, Subj: Air National Guard Facts And Figures, September 2003, SD I-4, Draft Hist (S/NF), ANG, CY 2001-CY 2004, info used was (U). 84 Air Command & Control squadron (ACCS) 3 Flying squadrons (1 ANG) in the 116 th ACW blended wing were active duty USAF. 116 th BW redesignated the 116 th ACW effective 1 October 2002. SOURCE: SO G-162, State of Georgia, Department of Defense Military Division, Office of the Adjutant General, 27 September 2002, SD I-23, Draft Hist (S/NF), ANG CY 2001-CY 2004, info used was (U). 85 Rpt (U), ANG/XPYI, Air National Guard Facts And Figures, September 2003, SD I-4, Draft Hist (S/NF), ANG, CY 2001-CY 2004. Programmed data only for end FY 2004. 8
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