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United States Air Force - Conus - Central States
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Altus AFB (OK) (KLTS) |
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RWY 17L/35R, 17R/35L POS 34°39'59"N 099°16'05"W ELEV 1382 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 97th AMW 97th OG (AETC)  |
54th ARS | KC-135R | Jesters | - | yellow/red |  |
| 56th ARS (FTU) | KC-46A | Novi Aut Peri (Innovate or perish) | yellow/red |  |
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| 58th AS (FTU) | C-17A | Rat Pack | - | yellow/red |  |
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| 507th ARW 507th OG (AFRC)  |
730th AMTS | (C-17A) (KC-135R) (KC-46A) |
yellow/red |  |
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| The 730th Air Mobility Training Squadron, located at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, trains reservists on the KC-46A Pegasus, C-17 Globemaster III and KC-135 Stratotanker in association with the regular 97th Air Mobility Wing of Air Education and Training Command. | ||||||
The future is here. The KC-46 will be the sole tanker for the US Air Force in the years to come.
(Altus AFB, 3 May 2024, Frank Noort
And on the other side: a golden oldie. The B-52 just keeps soldiering on. Who knows when the BUFF is going to leave us?
(Fairford 12 July 2023, Frank Noort)
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Barksdale AFB (LA) (KBAD) |
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RWY 15/33 POS 32°30'07"N 093°39'46"W ELEV 166 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 2nd BW 2nd OG (AFGSC)  |
11th BS (FTU) | B-52H | Mister Jiggs | BD | yellow |  |
| 20th BS | B-52H | Buccaneers | LA | blue |  |
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| 96th BS | B-52H | Red Devils | LA | red |  |
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| 53rd Wing 53rd TEG (ACC)  |
49th TES | B-52H | Wolfpack | OT |  |
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| 57th Wing 57th OG (ACC)  |
340th WPS | B-52H | BD | yellow/black |  |
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| 307th BW 307th OG (AFRC)  |
93rd BS (FTU) | B-52H | Indian Outlaws | BD | blue/gold |  |
| 343rd BS | B-52H | BD | blue/gold |  |
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| The 93rd Bomb Squadron is part of the 307th Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. In conjunction with the 11th BS, the 93rd BS serves as the Formal Training Unit for all B-52H Stratofortress aircrew. | ||||||
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Columbus AFB (MS) (KCBM) |
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RWY 13L/31R, 13C/31C, 13R/31L POS 33°38'38"N 088°26'38"W ELEV 219 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 14th FTW 14th OG (AETC)  |
37th FTS | T-6A | Bengal Tigers | CB | black/yellow |  |
| 41st FTS | T-6A | Flying Buzzsaws | CB | black/red |  |
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| 48th FTS | T-1A | Alley Cats | CB | black/red |  |
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| 49th FTS | T-38C | Black Knights | CB | yellow/green |  |
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| 50th FTS | T-38C | Strikin' Snakes | CB | black/yellow |  |
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| 12th FTW 340th FTG (AFRC)  |
43rd FTS | (T-1A) (T-6A) (T-38C) |
Spitten Kittens | CB |  |
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| The 340th FTG is an Associate unit to the 14th FTW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. | ||||||
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Des Moines/Intl (IA) (KDSM) |
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RWY 05/23, 13/31 POS 41°32'02"N 093°39'47"W ELEV 957 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 132nd Wing 132nd OG (IA ANG)  |
124th ATKS | MQ-9A | Hawkeyes | IA | red/white/blue |  |
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Duluth/Intl (MN) (KDLH) |
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RWY 09/27, 03/21 POS 46°50'32"N 092°11'37"W ELEV 1428 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 148th FW 148th OG (MN ANG)  |
179th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Bulldogs | MN | blue/white |  |
| 148th FW has a detachment (Det.1) at Tyndall AFB (FL). | ||||||
The Duluth F-16s were a very welcome guest during the Frisian Flag of 2019
(Leeuwarden 1 Apr 2019, Richard Baas)
Dyess B-1s were deployed to Fairford in October 2021
(Fairford 14 October 2021, Frank Noort)
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Dyess AFB (TX) (KDYS) |
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RWY 16/34, 16R/34L POS 32°25'12"N 099°51'25"W ELEV 1789 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 7th BW 7th OG (AFGSC)  |
9th BS | B-1B | Bats | DY | black/white |  |
| 28th BS | B-1B | Mohawk Warriors | DY | blue/white |  |
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| 57th Wing USAFWS (ACC)  |
77th WPS | (B-1B) | DY/OT | black/yellow |  |
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| 317th AW 317th OG (AMC)  |
39th AS | C-130J-30 | Tail blazers | - | Texas flag |  |
| 40th AS | C-130J-30 | Screaming Eagles | - | Texas flag |  |
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| The 77th WPS is a B-1 instructor school unit, borrowing a/c from the 337th TES and 7th BW when needed. | ||||||
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Ellington ANGB (TX) (KEFD) |
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RWY 04/22, 17L/35R, 17R/35L POS 29°36'26"N 095°09'32"W ELEV 32 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 147th ATKW 147th OG (TX ANG)  |
111th ATKS | MQ-9A | Ace in the Hole | TX | blue/white |  |
| 138th FW 138th OG (OK ANG)  |
125th FS Det.1 | F-16CM F-16DM |
Tulsa Vipers | OK | red/white |  |
| The RC-26B retired on 28 December 2022 from active service at the USAF. | ||||||
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Ellsworth AFB (SD) (KRCA) |
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RWY 13/31 POS 44°08'42"N 103°06'13"W ELEV 3278 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 28th BW 28th OG (AFGSC)  |
34th BS | B-1B | Thunderbirds | EL | red/black |  |
| 37th BS | B-1B | Tigers | EL | tiger |  |
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| 432nd Wing 432nd OG (ACC)  |
89th ATKS | MQ-9A | CH |  |
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Fargo/Hector Intl (ND) (KFAR) |
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RWY 08/26, 13/31, 17/35 POS 46°55'10"N 096°48'54"W ELEV 900 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 119th Wing 119th OG (ND ANG)  |
178th ATKS | MQ-9A | The Happy Hooligans | ND |  |
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| Although the pilots are at Fargo IAP (ND), the MQ-9A aircraft are based at Grand Forks AFB (ND). | ||||||
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Fort Smith RAP / Ebbing ANGB (AR) (KFSM) |
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RWY 01/19, 07/25 POS 35°20'12"N 094°22'03"W ELEV 469 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 188th Wing 188th OG (AR ANG)  |
184th ATKS | MQ-9A | Razorbacks | FS | red/grey |  |
| 33rd FW 85th FG (AR ANG)  |
57th FS | F-35A (o/o) | Black Knights |  |
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| The ANG facility at the airfield is called Sumpter Smith ANGB.
The 57th FS will house the Polish AF F-35A training and later on also the Singapore AF F-35A training. | ||||||
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Fort Wayne/Intl (IN) (KFWA) Baer Field |
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RWY 05/23, 09/27, 14/32 POS 40°58'42"N 085°11'43"W ELEV 815 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 122nd FW 122nd OG (IN ANG)  |
163rd FS | F-16C F-16D |
Blacksnakes | IN |  |
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Fort Worth NAS JRB/Carswell Field (TX) (KNFW) |
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RWY 17/35 POS 32°46'09"N 097°26'29"W ELEV 650 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 136th AW 136th OG (TX ANG)  |
181st AS | C-130J | - | blue/white |  |
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| 301st FW 301st OG (AFRC)  |
457th FS | F-35 | Spads | TX | Texas flag |  |
| 457th FS will transition to the F-35 | ||||||
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Goodfellow AFB (TX) ( ) San Angelo |
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| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 17th TRW (AETC)  |
312th TRS | several instructional airframes | - | - |  |
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Grand Forks AFB (ND) (KRDR) |
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RWY 17/35 POS 47°57'40"N 097°24'04"W ELEV 911 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 319th RW 319th OG (ACC)  |
348th RS | RQ-4B | Northern Hawks | GF |  |
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Greenville/Majors (TX) ( ) |
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RWY 08/26, 13/31, 17/35 POS 33°04'04"N 096°03'55"W ELEV 535 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
AFMC |
645th MATS Det.2 | RC-135V/W | - |  |
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Grissom ARB (IN) (KGUS) |
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RWY 05/23 POS 40°38'53"N 086°09'08"W ELEV 812 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 434th ARW 434th OG (AFRC)  |
72nd ARS | KC-135R | Mash | - | blue/white |  |
| 74th ARS | KC-135R | Indy | - | red/white |  |
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Jackson/Medgar Wiley Evers Intl (MS) (KJAN) Allen C. Thompson Field ANGB |
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RWY 16L/34R, 16R/34L POS 32°18'40"N 090°04'33"W ELEV 346 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 172nd AW 172nd OG (MS ANG)  |
183rd AS | C-17A | Flying Jumbos | - | blue/yellow |  |
Mississippi C-17 seen from the Bismarckturm at Landstuhl while approaching Ramstein.
(Ramstein 4 February 2012, Frank Noort)
Very special guest at the RIAT at Fairford in 2023 was this WC-130 from Keesler AFB
(Fairford 12 July 2023, Hans Jacobs)
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Keesler AFB (MS) (KBIX) |
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RWY 03/21 POS 30°24'41"N 088°55'25"W ELEV 34 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 403rd Wing 403rd OG (AFRC)  |
53rd WRS | WC-130J | Hurricane Hunters | - | black/white |  |
| 815th AS | C-130J-30 | Flying Jennies | red/white |  |
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Knoxville/McGhee Tyson (TN) (KTYS) |
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RWY 05L/23R, 05R/23L POS 35°48'45"N 083°59'34"W ELEV 981 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 134th ARW 134th OG (TN ANG)  |
151st ARS | KC-135R | Upset | - | white/orange |  |
Lackland AFB/Kelly field near San Antonio in Texas offers SA coded F-16s and..
(Lackland AFB, 29 April 2024, Frank Noort)
.. the big and beautiful C-5 Galaxy.
(Kadena, 24 February 2020, Frank Noort)
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Lackland AFB - Kelly Field (TX) (KSKF) |
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RWY 16/34 POS 29°23'03"N 098°34'52"W ELEV 690 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 37th TRW (AETC)  |
IAAFA | several instructional aiframes | LD |  |
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| 149th FW 149th OG (TX ANG)  |
182nd FS | F-16C F-16D |
Lone Star Gunfighters | SA | Texas flag |  |
| 433rd AW 433rd OG (AFRC)  |
68th AS | C-5M | Nulli Secundus | Texas flag |  |
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| 356th AS | C-5M | Victor Viam Ducat | Texas flag |  |
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| The 356th Airlift Squadron is the Air Force Reserve's only Formal Training Unit providing initial and advanced C-5M flight qualification for Air Mobility Command, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command aircrews. | ||||||
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Laughlin AFB (TX) (KDLF) |
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RWY 13C/31C, 13L/31R, 13R/31L POS 29°21'36"N 100°46'39"W ELEV 1082 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 47th FTW 47th OG (AETC)  |
85th FTS | T-6A | Tigers | XL | yellow/black |  |
| 86th FTS | T-1A | Rio Lobos | XL | black |  |
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| 87th FTS | T-38C | Redbulls | XL | grey/grey |  |
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| 434th FTS | T-6A | Red Devils | XL | red/black |  |
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| 12th FTW 340th FTG (AFRC) |
96th FTS | (T-1A) (T-6A) (T-38C) |
Willy | XL |  |
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| The 96th FTS is an Associate unit to the 47th FTW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. | ||||||
Laughlin AFB is situated In a quite remote corner of Texas, close to the Mexican border...
(Laughlin 30 April 2024, Frank Noort)
.. but in that remote corner of Texas many trainer aircraft can be seen on a daily basis.
(Laughlin 30 April 2024, Frank Noort)
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LincolnMunicipal (NE) (KLNK) |
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RWY 14/32, 17L/35R, 17R/35L POS 40°51'04"N 096°45'33"W ELEV 1219 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 155th ARW 155th OG (NE ANG)  |
173rd ARS | KC-135R | Hustlin' Huskers | - | red/white |  |
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Little Rock (AR) (KLRF) |
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RWY 06/24, 07/25 POS 34°54'59"N 092°08'47"W ELEV 311 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 19th AW 19th OG (AMC)  |
41st AS | C-130J-30 | Black Cats | white/black |  |
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| 53rd AS | C-130J-30 |
Black Jacks | black/yellow |  |
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| 61st AS | C-130J-30 | Green Hornets | green/black |  |
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| 314th AW 314th OG (AETC)  |
62nd AS | C-130J-30 | Blue Barons | blue/yellow |  |
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| 189th AW 189th OG (AR ANG)  |
154th TRS | C-130H C-130J |
Razorbacks | - | red/white |  |
| 913th AG 913th OG  |
327th AS | C-130J C-130J-30 |
blue |  |
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| 57th Wing USAFWS (ACC) |
29th WPS | (C-130J) (C-130J-30) |
- |  |
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| The 29th WPS is an instructor school unit and borrows 19th AW/327th AS aircraft, as needed. | ||||||
Most special unit at Little Rock is the 154th TRS ANG/AFRC testcenter which brought a Herc to Germany during Air Defender
(Wunstorf, 23 June 2023, Erik Sleutelberg)
Little Rock in Arkansas is the place to be if you like the C-130 Hercules. No less than 7 Hercules squadrons are based there.
(Ramstein, 5 June 2024, Rene Sleegers)
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Louisville/Intl-Standiford Field (KY) (KSDF) |
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RWY 11/29, 17L/35R, 17R/35L POS 38°10'28"N 085°44'10"W ELEV 500 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 123rd AW 123rd OG (KY ANG)  |
165th AS | C-130J | white/blue |  |
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The Wisconsin Air National guard have traded in their F-16s for brand new F-35s
(Fort Worth, 5 February 2024, Gail Snyder)
The Kentucky Air National Guard operates the C-130J.
(Ramstein, 5 June 2024, Rene Sleegers)
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Madison/Dane County Rgl-Truax Field (WI) (KMSN) |
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RWY 18/36, 03/21, 13/31, 08/26, 04/22 POS 43°08'23"N 089°20'15"W ELEV 862 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 115th FW 115th OG (WI ANG)  |
176th FS | F-35A | Badgers | WI | red/white |  |
| 495th FG (AFRC)  |
378th FS | (F-35A) | Gundogs | WI | red/white |  |
| The 378th Fighter Squadron is an active squadron of the United States Air Force. It is an active associate fighter squadron assigned to the 495th Fighter Group and integrated into the 187th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard. The 115th FW will recieve their first F-35As in 2023, replacing the F-16C/D. Their F-16C/D operations ended on 5 October 2022. | ||||||
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McConnell AFB (KS) (KIAB) |
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RWY 01L/19R, 01R/19L POS 37°37'23"N 097°16'03"W ELEV 1078 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 22nd ARW 22nd OG (AMC)  |
344th ARS | KC-46A | Raven | - | white/black |  |
| 349th ARS | KC-46A | Blue Knights | - | white/black |  |
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| 350th ARS | KC-135R KC-135T |
Red Falcons | - | white/black |  |
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| 931st ARW 931st OG (AFRC)  |
18th ARS | (KC-135R) (KC-135T) |
KANZA | - | white/black |  |
| 905th ARS | KC-46A | - | white/black |  |
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| 924th ARS | (KC-46A) |  |
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| The 931st ARW is an Associate unit to the 22nd ARW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. | ||||||
McConnell AFB in Kansas is tanker heaven.
(Nellis AFB, 22 Feb 2011, Stephan van den Krommenacker)
Memphis Belle C-17 visiting Leeuwarden in 2018
(Leeuwarden, 15 Mar 2018, Manolito Jaarsma
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Memphis/Intl (TN) (KMEM) |
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RWY 09/27, 18L/36R, 18C/36C, 18R/36L POS 35°02'37"N 089°58'36"W ELEV 335 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 164th AW 164th OG (TN ANG)  |
155th AS | C-17A | Memphis Belle | - | red/white |  |
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Meridian/Key Field (MS) (KMEI) |
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RWY 01/19, 04/22 POS 32°19'58"N 088°45'06"W ELEV 297 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 186th ARW 186th OG (MS ANG)  |
153rd ARS | KC-135R | Keys | - | black/gold |  |
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Milwaukee/General Mitchell Intl (WI) (KMKE) |
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RWY 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 07L/25R, 07R/25L, 13/31 POS 42°56'48"N 087°53'49"W ELEV 723 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 128th ARW 128th OG (WI ANG)  |
126th ARS | KC-135R | Upset | - | white/red |  |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul/Intl (MN) (KMSP) |
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RWY 12L/30R, 12R/30L, 04/22 POS 44°52'50"N 093°13'01"W ELEV 841 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 133rd AW 133rd OG (MN ANG)  |
109th AS | C-130H | purple/yellow |  |
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| 934th AW 934th OG (AFRC)  |
96th AS | C-130H | Flying Vikings | purple/yellow |  |
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Minot AFB (ND (KMIB) |
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RWY 11/29 POS 48°24'56"N 101°21'28"W ELEV 1668 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 5th BW 5th OG (AFGSC)  |
23rd BS | B-52H | Bomber Barons | MT | red/yellow |  |
| 69th BS | B-52H | Knighthawks | MT | yellow/black |  |
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| 582nd HG 582nd OSS (AFGSC)  |
54th HS | MH-139A (o/o) UH-1N |
Nomads of the North | MT |  |
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Nashville/Intl (TN) (KBNA) |
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RWY 02L/20R, 02C/20C, 02R/20L, 13/31 POS 36°07'28"N 086°40'41"W ELEV 559 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 118th Wing 118th OG (TN ANG)  |
105th ATKS | MQ-9A | Music |  |
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New Orleans NAS JRB (LA) (KNBG) Alvin Callender Field |
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RWY 04/22, 14/32 POS 29°49'38"N 090°01'36"W ELEV 2 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 159th FW 159th OG (LA ANG)  |
122nd FS | F-15C F-15D |
Bayou Militia | JZ | multi |  |
The exercise "Air Defender" in 2023 was THE event of the year. The JZ coded Eagles of the Louisiana Air National Guard were one of the many participants.
(Hohn, June 2023, Stephan van de Krommenacker)
The RC-135s from 55th wing are also permanently based at Mildenhall AFB in the UK.
(Mildenhall, April 2022, Stephan van den Krommenacker)
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Offutt AFB (NE) (KOFF) |
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RWY 12/30 POS 41°07'06"N 095°54'45"W ELEV 1048 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 55th Wing 55th OG (ACC)  |
38th RS | RC-135V RC-135W TC-135W |
Hellcats | OF | green |  |
| 45th RS | RC-135S RC-135U WC-135R |
Sylvester | OF | black |  |
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| 595th CACG (AFGSC)  |
1st ACCS | E-4B | First is First | - | - |  |
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Oklahoma City/Will Rogers World (OK) (KOKC) |
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RWY 13/31, 17L/35R, 17R/35L, 18/36 POS 35°23'35"N 097°36'03"W ELEV 1295 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 137th SOW 137th OG (ANG)  |
185th SOS | MC-12W AT-802U |
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AFFSA |
Det. 1 | (C-21A) | - | red/white |  |
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| AFFSA has two NC-21s on strength | ||||||
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Peoria/Greater Peoria Regional (IL) (KPIA) |
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RWY 04/22, 13/31 POS 40°39'51"N 089°41'36"W ELEV 660 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 182nd AW 182nd OG (IL ANG)  |
169th AS | C-130H | Defenders of Freedom | orange/black |  |
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Randolph AFB (TX) (KRND) |
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RWY 15L/33R, 15R/33L POS 29°31'47"N 098°16'44"W ELEV 762 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 12th FTW 12th OG (AETC)  |
99th FTS | T-1A | Panthers | RA | black/yellow |  |
| 435th FTS | T-38C | Black Eagles | RA | light blue |  |
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| 559th FTS | T-6A | Billy Goats | RA | black/white |  |
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| 560th FTS | T-38C | Chargin' Cheetahs | RA | blue with white stars |  |
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| 39th FTS | (T-1A) (T-6A) (T-38C) |
Cobras | RA |  |
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| PTN Det.24 | T-6B | E/G-xxx |  |
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| 413rd FLTG (AFRC)  |
415th FLTS | T-38A T-38C |
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| The 39th FTS is an Associate unit to the 12th FTW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. PTN Det 24 uses T-6B's on loan from the US Navy The 415th Flight Test Flight is a United States Air Force reserve squadron responsible to perform flight tests on trainer aircraft.. It is assigned to the 413th Flight Test Group of Air Force Reserve Command, stationed at Randolph Field, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. | ||||||
The 99th FS was one of the squadrons of the Tuskegee airmen and can be recognised by its red tail
(San Antonio airport, 3 April 2024, Erik-Sleutelberg)
At Randolph, there are some beautifully painted T-38s in the inventory of the 12th FTW.
(Randolph AFB, 2 Apri 2024l, Erik Sleutelberg)
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Rickenbacker ANGB (OH) (KLCK) |
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RWY 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 06/24 POS 39°48'50"N 082°55'40"W ELEV 744 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 121st ARW 121st OG (OH ANG)  |
166th ARS | KC-135R | Sluff | - | blue/white |  |
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Scott AFB-Midamerica Airport (IL) (KBLV) |
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RWY 14L/32R, 14R/32L POS 38°32'41"N 089°50'01"W ELEV 453 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 126th ARW 126th OG (IL ANG)  |
108th ARS | KC-135R | Coder | - | blue/white |  |
| 375th AW 375th OG (AMC)  |
54th AS | (C-40C) | - | - |  |
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| 458th AS | C-21A | - | blue/yellow |  |
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| 906th ARS | (KC-135R) |  |
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| 932nd AW 932nd OG (AFRC)  |
73rd AS | C-40C | - | - |  |
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| The 54th AS is an Associate unit to the 932nd AW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. 906th ARS is an associate unit from 108th ARS, borrowing aircraft when needed | ||||||
Beautiful Illinois ANG KC-135 touching down at Prestwick
(Prestwick, 25 June 2018, Douglas Connery)
The end of the A-10 is near but we are saying that for years already. Luckily we can still enjoy seeing them from time to time.
(Schleswig-Jagel, 14 June 2023, Frank Noort)
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Selfridge ANGB (MI) (KMTC) |
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RWY 01/19, 10/28 POS 42°36'46"N 082°49'54"W ELEV 580 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 127th Wing 127th OG (MI ANG)  |
107th FS | A-10C | Red Devils | MI | red/black |  |
| 171st ARS | KC-135T | Six Pack | - | yellow/black |  |
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Sheppard AFB/Wichita Falls Muni (TX) (KSPS) |
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RWY 15C/33C, 15L/33R, 15R/33L, 17/35 POS 33°59'20"N 098°29'31"W ELEV 1019 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 80th FTW 80th OG (AETC)  |
88th FTS | T-38C | Lucky Devils | EN | grey/red |  |
| 89th FTS | T-6A | Banshees | EN | red/white |  |
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| 90th FTS | T-38C | Boxing bears | EN | yellow/black |  |
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| 459th FTS | T-6A | Twin Dragons | EN | green/black |  |
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| 469th FTS | T-38C | Fighting Bulls | EN | green/black |  |
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| 12th FTW 340th FTG (AFRC) |
97th FTS | (T-6A) (T-38C) |
Devilcats | EN | blue/white |  |
| The 97th FTS is an Associate unit to the 80th FTW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. | ||||||
The ENJJPT is the world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for NATO. They use the T-6 for basic training.
(Sheppard AFB, 2 May 2024, Frank Noort)
After the basic training, students will continue on an advanced training using the ageing T-38
(Sheppard AFB, 2 May 2024, Frank Noort)
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Sioux Falls/Joe Foss Field (SD) (KFSD) |
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RWY 09/27, 15/33, 03/21 POS 43°34'53"N 096°44'30"W ELEV 1429 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 114th FW 114th OG (SD ANG)  |
175th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Lobos | grey/grey |  |
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Sioux Gateway (IA) (KSUX) Brigade General Bud Day Field |
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RWY 13/31, 17/35 POS 42°24'10"N 096°23'04"W ELEV 1098 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 185th ARW 185th OG (IA ANG)  |
174th ARS | KC-135R | Bats | - | yellow/black |  |
175th FS from Sioux Falls/Joe Foss Field calls themselves the Lobos as can be seen on their F-16s
(Schleswig-Jagel, 13 June 2023, Manolito Jaarsma)
This Sioux City KC-135 with its special tail was a very welcome visitor to Geilenkirchen in 2021
(Geilenkirchen, 11 August 2021, Kenny Peeters)
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Springfield/Beckley Municipal (OH) (KSGH) |
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RWY 6/24, 15/33 POS 39°50'25"N 083°50'25"W ELEV 1052 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 178th FW 178th OG (OH ANG)  |
162nd FS | MQ-9A | Yoxford Boys | OH | red/yellow |  |
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St. Joseph/Rosecrans Memorial (MO) (KSTJ) |
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RWY 13/31, 17/35 POS 39°46'19"N 094°54'35"W ELEV 826 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 139th AW 139th OG (MO ANG)  |
180th AS | C-130H | Pony Express | grey/black |  |
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| 57th Wing USAFWS (ACC) |
29th WPS Det.1 | (C-130H) (C-130J) |
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| In August 2014 the 29th WPS established a detachment at Rosecrans Field, Missouri to conduct the Weapons Instructor Course for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve aircrews flying the C-130H/J. | ||||||
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Tinker AFB (OK) (KTIK) |
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RWY 12/30, 17/35 POS 35°24'53"N 097°23'12"W ELEV 1291 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 552nd ACW 552nd OG (ACC)  |
960th AACS | E-3B E-3G |
Viking Warriors | OK | white |  |
| 963rd AACS | E-3B E-3G |
Blue Knights | OK | black |  |
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| 964th AACS | E-3B E-3G |
Phoenix | OK | red |  |
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| 965th AACS | E-3B E-3G |
Falcons | OK | yellow |  |
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| 966th AACS (FTU) | (E-3B) (E-3G) |
Ravens | OK | blue |  |
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Oklahoma City ALC | B-1B B-2A B-52H C-135 KC-46A |
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| 507th ARW 507th OG (AFRC) |
465th ARS | KC-135R | Okies | blue |  |
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| 513th ACG 513th OG (AFRC)  |
970th AACS | (E-3B) (E-3G) |
OK |  |
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| 413rd FLTG (AFRC) |
10th FLTS | B-1B B-52H E-3B/G KC-135R RC-135 |
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| 966th AACS borrows a/c from active units for training. The Oklahoma Air Logistics Center provides major overhaul for the aircraft types mentioned. The 513th ACG is an Associate unit to the 552nd ACW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. The 10th Flight Test Squadron is part of the 413th Flight Test Group of Air Force Materiel Command based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. It performs acceptance testing on refurbished Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing E-3 Sentry, and Boeing RC/KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft before they are returned to their units. | ||||||
Tinker AFB is the only USAF CONUS Airbase where the E-3 is based, but they also deploy to Kadena in Japan.
(Kadena, May 2024, Hans Jacobs)
Kansas KC-135R 61-0266 of 117th ARS with special tail visiting Geilenkirchen in 2024.
(Geilenkirchen, 8 March 2024, Manolito Jaarsma)
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Toledo/Express (OH) (KTOL) |
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RWY 07/25, 16/34 POS 41°35'12"N 083°48'28"W ELEV 684 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 180th FW 180th OG (OH ANG)  |
112th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Stingers | OH | green/white |  |
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Topeka/Forbes Field (KS) (KFOE) |
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RWY 03/21, 13/31 POS 38°57'03"N 095°39'49"W ELEV 1078 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 190th ARW 190th OG (KS ANG)  |
117th ARS | KC-135R | Kansas Coyotes | - | blue/yellow |  |
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Tulsa/Intl (OK) (KTUL) |
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RWY 08/26, 18L/36R, 18R/36L POS 36°11'54"N 095°53'18"W ELEV 677 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 138th FW 138th OG (OK ANG) |
125th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Tulsa Vipers | OK | red/white | |
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Vance AFB (OK) (KEND) |
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RWY 04/22, 13/31, 17L/35R, 17C/35C, 17R/35L POS 36°20'23"N 097°54'58"W ELEV 1307 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 71st FTW 71st OG (AETC)  |
3rd FTS | T-1A | VN | red + blue with white stars |  |
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| 8th FTS | T-6A | Eight Ballers | VN | red or green |  |
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| 25th FTS | T-38C | Shooters | VN | grey/grey |  |
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| 33rd FTS | T-6A | Dragons | VN | blue or yellow |  |
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| 12th FTW 340th FTG |
5th FTS | (T-1A) (T-6A) (T-38C) |
Spitten Kittens | VN |  |
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| The 5th FTS is an Associate unit to the 71st FTW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. | ||||||
The 8th FTS "Eight Ballers" consist of two flghts, one with a green tail band and one with a red one. Both flights wear the titel "Eight Ballers" in the tail. Next to the 8th FTS there is also 33rd FTS "Dragons" with both light blue and yellow tail bands.
(Vance AFB, 26 April 2024, Frank Noort)
Conditions to take pictures at Vance AFB are near perfect. There are some great spots next to the taxi track in the morning as well as some nice spots for landing and take off in the afternoon. Be careful for snakes though, and the occasional tornado passing by.
(Vance AFB, 26 April 2024, Frank Noort)
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Whiteman AFB (MO) (KSZL) |
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RWY 01/19 POS 38°43'49"N 093°32'53"W ELEV 871 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 509th BW 509th OG (AFGSC)  |
13th BS | B-2A | Grim Reapers | WM | - |  |
| 393rd BS | B-2A | Tigers | WM | - |  |
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| 53rd Wing 53rd TEG (ACC) |
72nd TES | (B-2A) | WM | - |  |
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| 57th Wing USAFWS (ACC) |
325th WPS | (B-2A) | WM | - |  |
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| 131st BW 131st OG (MO ANG)  |
110th BS | (B-2A) | WM | - |  |
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| 432nd Wing 432nd OG (ACC)  |
20th ATKS | MQ-9A | CH |  |
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| 442nd FW 442nd OG (AFRC)  |
303rd FS | A-10C | KC Hawgs | KC |  |
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| 495th FG (AFRC) |
358th FS | A-10C | Lobos | KC | black/red |  |
| The 72nd TES is a test unit and borrows 509th BW aircraft, as needed. The 325th WPS is an instructor school unit and borrows 509th BW aircraft, as needed. The 131st BW is an Associate unit to the 509th BW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. The 358th Fighter Squadron is an active squadron of the United States Air Force. It is an active associate fighter squadron assigned to the 495th Fighter Group and integrated into the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base. | ||||||
The mighty B-2 might be slowly on his way back as its replacement the B-21 is underway.
(Nellis AFB, February 2014, Timo Ruof)
Wright Patterson is famous for its museum, but is also hosts the 89th Airlift Squadron operating the C-17.
(Leeuwarden, 15 March 2018, Manolito Jaarsma)
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Wright Patterson AFB (OH) (KFFO) |
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RWY 05L/23R, 05R/23L POS 39°49'34"N 084°02'54"W ELEV 825 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge | |
| National Museum of the USAF |  |
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| 445th AW 445th OG (AFRC)  |
89th AS | C-17A | Rhinos | - | white/red |  |
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Youngstown-Warren/Regional (OH) (KYNG) |
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RWY 01/19, 05/23, 14/32 POS 41°15'32"N 080°40'33"W ELEV 1196 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 910th AW 910th OG (AFRC)  |
757th AS | C-130H C-130J (o/o) |
Blue Tigers | red/blue |  |
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