Components
The Tennessee Air National Guard includes the following units:
- 118th Wing
- Established 4 December 1921 (as: 136th Observation Squadron); currently reequipping with : MQ-9 Reaper
- Stationed at: Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The 118th Wing in Nashville is the International Training Center for Allied C-130 Hercules crews from around the world.
- 134th Air Refueling Wing
- Established 15 December 1957; operates: KC-135R Stratotanker
- Stationed at: McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The 134th Air Refueling Wing in Knoxville, flying the KC-135 Stratotanker, provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United State Air Force and supports refueling operations throughout the world.
- 164th Airlift Wing
- Established 3 February 1947 (as: 155th Fighter Squadron); operates: C-5 Galaxy
- Stationed at: Memphis Air National Guard Base, Memphis
- Gained by: Air Mobility Command
- The 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis, flies the C-5 Galaxy, a heavy logistics military transport aircraft designed to provide world-wide massive strategic airlift.
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
- I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center
- Established in 1968 as the I.G. Brown Professional Military Education Center.
- Stationed at McGhee Tyson Airport (tenant activity). It provided extensive leadership training for the Air National Guard. More than 4,200 students per year attend a variety of professional military education courses and skills enhancement training classes in subjects ranging from explosives safety orientation to food services, recruiting, security and expeditionary medical support.
- 119th Combat Air Control Squadron - McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee
- 228th Combat Communications Squadron - McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee
- 241st Engineering Installation Squadron - adjacent to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- The 241st Engineering and Installation Squadron mobilizes small detachments of Airmen to deploy alone or with other U.S. Military units. They set up cabling that connects communications, computers, engineering, air traffic control and landing systems at installations worldwide.
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