- Montana Air National Guard
-
Montana Air National Guard 
Active 1947 - present Country United States Branch Air National Guard Role "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." Garrison/HQ Great Falls International Airport, Montana Commanders Civilian leadership President Barack Obama
(Commander-in-Chief)
Michael B. Donley
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Brian Schweitzer
(Governor of the State of Montana)State military leadership Brigadier General Bradley A. Livingston Insignia USAF Roundel 
Aircraft flown Fighter F-15C Eagle The Montana Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Montana. It is, along with the Montana Army National Guard, an element of the Montana National Guard.
Contents
Units
120th Fighter Wing
The 120th Fighter Wing originated in 1947 as the 186th Fighter Squadron, flying F-51D figheters and saw combat in Korea in 1951 - 1952. In 1953, the 186th was the first Air National Guard unit to receive the F-86 Sabre jet.
The transition into the F-89C Scorpion in 1955 provided an all weather capability fighter interceptor for more than 10 years and included the "H" and "J" models. The 186th Fighter Squadron was expanded in 1966 with the receipt of the F-102A Delta Dagger and upgraded to the F-106 Delta Dart in 1972. In 1987 the 120th Fighter Wing transitioned to the F-16 Fighting Falcon.[1] In 2005 BRAC directed a change to the 120th. In 2008 The F-16Cs were re-located to the Vermont Air National Guard while the Montana ANG received 18 F-15C Eagle fighters, mostly coming from the Missouri Air National Guard.
Subordinate units of the 120th Fighter Wing are:[2]
Other Montana Air National Guard units are:
- 219th RED HORSE Squadron
Gallery
-
A Montana ANG F-51D.
-
The first jet: F-86A, 1953.
-
F-94Bs were flown only in 1955.
-
An F-89C at Great Falls.
-
An F-102A at Great Falls.
-
A 186th FIS F-106A.
-
120th FW F-16Cs, 2001.
-
First F-15C sortie, 2009.
References
External links
United States Air National GuardState and
territorial
unitsAlabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • District of Columbia • Florida • Georgia • Guam • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Puerto Rico • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virgin Islands • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Flying
groups
and
wingsCompositeAirliftAir RefuelingFighterIntelligenceReconnaissanceSpecialized106th Rescue • 116th Air Control • 129th Rescue • 131st Bomb • 193rd Special Operations • 194th Regional SupportFlying
squadronsAir command and controlAirliftAir refuelingFighterReconnaissanceRescueSpecialized101st Intelligence • 110th Bomb • 113th Air Support Operations • 127th Command and Control • 154th Training • 161st Intelligence • 177th Information Warfare Aggressor • 193rd Special OperationsNon-flying
unitsGroupsAir operationsCombat communicationsSquadronsAir Control116th • 176thAir Operations112thAir Traffic Control270th • 245thCombat CommunicationsEngineering and installation130th • 202d • 205th • 210th • 211th • 212th • 213th • 214th • 215th • 217th • 218th • 219th • 220th • 241st • 243d • 270th • 272dIntelligence117th • 123d • 152d • 194th202d • 203dSpace operationsSpace warning137th • 213thSpecial tacticsStates Alabama (Army/Air) · Alaska (Army/Air) · Arizona (Army/Air) · Arkansas (Army/Air) · California (Army/Air) · Colorado (Army/Air) · Connecticut (Army/Air) · Delaware (Army/Air) · Florida (Army/Air) · Georgia (Army/Air) · Hawaii (Army/Air) · Idaho (Army/Air) · Illinois (Army/Air) · Indiana (Army/Air) · Iowa (Army/Air) · Kansas (Army/Air) · Kentucky (Army/Air) · Louisiana (Army/Air) · Maine (Army/Air) · Maryland (Army/Air) · Massachusetts (Army/Air) · Michigan (Army/Air) · Minnesota (Army/Air) · Mississippi (Army/Air) · Missouri (Army/Air) · Montana (Army/Air) · Nebraska (Army/Air) · Nevada (Army/Air) · New Hampshire (Army/Air) · New Jersey (Army/Air) · New Mexico (Army/Air) · New York (Army/Air) · North Carolina (Army/Air) · North Dakota (Army/Air) · Ohio (Army/Air) · Oklahoma (Army/Air) · Oregon (Army/Air) · Pennsylvania (Army/Air) · Rhode Island (Army/Air) · South Carolina (Army/Air) · South Dakota (Army/Air) · Tennessee (Army/Air) · Texas (Army/Air) · Utah (Army/Air) · Vermont (Army/Air) · Virginia (Army/Air) · Washington (Army/Air) · West Virginia (Army/Air) · Wisconsin (Army/Air) · Wyoming (Army/Air)
Federal district
and territoriesDistrict of Columbia (Army/Air) · Guam (Army/Air) · Puerto Rico (Army/Air) · U.S. Virgin Islands (Army/Air) · Philippines (deactivated)Categories:- United States Air National Guard
- Military in Montana
- Montana stubs
- United States Air Force stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
