- Charlotte Air National Guard Base
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Charlotte Air National Guard Base 
Part of North Carolina Air National Guard (NC ANG) Located near: Charlotte, North Carolina 
A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (s/n 93-1458) from the 156th Airlift Squadron, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, takes off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, North CarolinaCoordinates 35°12′58″N 80°55′55″W / 35.21611°N 80.93194°W Built 1940 In use 1942-Present Controlled by 
United States Air ForceGarrison 
145th Airlift WingAirfield information IATA: CLT – ICAO: KCLT – FAA LID: CLT Summary Elevation AMSL 748 ft / 228 m Website Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 18L/36R 8,676 2,644 Asphalt/Concrete 18C/36C 10,000 3,048 Concrete 18R/36L 9,000 2,743 Concrete 5/23 7,502 2,287 Asphalt/Concrete 
Charlotte ANGBLocation of Charlotte Air National Guard Base, North Carolina- See: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport for civil airport information
Charlotte Air National Guard Base is the home base of the North Carolina Air National Guard 145th Airlift Wing.[1]
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Overview
Charlotte ANGB at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is home to the 145th Airlift Wing. The unit is one of a select number of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command C-130 airlift wings employing the Modular Aircraft Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) in support of wildfire suppression operations in the United States. The wing also maintains a worldwide deployment capability in support of Air Mobility Command and unified combatant commander tasking.[1]
The base is located on the east side of the airport on a 79 acre parcel of highly developed land. There are a total of 41 buildings; 2 administrative, 3 services, and 36 industrial, amounting to approximately 330,000 square feet. The base has no residential or transient housing facilities. Action is now pending to acquire an additional 24 acres from the City of Charlotte for future expansion. Day-to-day activities are managed by 312 full-time personnel. This increases to 1350 personnel during the unit training drills conducted one weekend each month. [1]
The ANG Base provides a fully equipped and fully manned USAF aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) station that routinely augments the airport's civilian ARFF organization. This area is still referred to as Morris Field. In the post-9/11 era, access roads have been altered around the military perimeter so that non-military traffic no longer transits through the installation.[1]
The base also has two geographically separated units (GSU); Badin Air Guard Station (AGS), and Stanly County Airport Regional Training Center that are located approximately 60 miles northeast of Charlotte ANGB. The GSUs are not part of this solicitation. Projected future mission requirements and a steady increase in the base population have necessitated the construction of new facilities and the renovation or demolition of older facilities. A new base supply warehouse (34,700 SF) was constructed in 2001.[1]
History
In its 2005 BRAC Recommendations, DoD recommended to realign New Castle County Airport Air Guard Station (AGS), DE by distributing the 166th Airlift Wing's (AW) eight C-130H aircraft to the 145th AW (ANG), Charlotte/Douglas IAP (four aircraft). [1]
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.External links
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