Components
The Mississippi Air National Guard consists of the following major units:
- 172d Airlift Wing
- Established 1 July 1953 (as: 183d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron); operates: C-17 Globemaster III
- Stationed at: Allen C. Thompson Air National Guard Base Field, Jackson
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The 172nd Airlift Wing operates the C-17 Globemaster III, and has participated in an all-volunteer mobilization and activation since 2005, flying weekly missions into harm's way to return wounded patients of the Total Force safely back to the U.S.
- 186th Air Refueling Wing
- Established 27 Sepatember 1939 (as: 153d Observation Squadron); operates: KC-135E Stratotanker and C-26 Metroliner
- Stationed at: Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The 186th ARW provides worldwide air refueling support to major commands of the United States Air Force, as well as other U.S. military forces and the military forces of allied nations flying the KC-135 Stratotanker.
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
- 238th Air Support Operations Squadron, Meridian
- 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Meridian
- Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport
- 209th Civil Engineering Squadron
- Was originally formed as the 173rd Civil Engineering Flight in 1969. The primary mission of the 209th CES is to provide a highly mobile emergency engineering force for direct support of Air Force Special Operations and Fire and Emergency Services. The 209th CES is located at the National Guard's Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, adjacent to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. In wartime, the squadron comes under the operational control of Air Force Special Operations Command.
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