Capital Airport Air National Guard Station is a facility on land leased from the Springfield Airport Authority (SAA), located on the grounds of
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport.
Overview
It is home to the
183d Fighter Wing (183 FW), an
Illinois Air National Guard
The Illinois Air National Guard (IL ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Illinois, United States of America. It is, along with the Illinois Army National Guard, an element of the Illinois National Guard.
As state militia units, the unit ...
unit operationally gained by the
Air Combat Command (ACC) and State Headquarters, Illinois Air National Guard. Historically a fighter unit, the 183 FW consists of 321 full-time and 800 part-time military personnel (total strength 1,321).
The 183 FW was directed to divest itself of its fighter aircraft pursuant to a
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 decision and in October 2008, the last of the
170th Fighter Squadron's fifteen
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
A large number of variants of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon have been produced by General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and various licensed manufacturers. The details of the F-16 variants, along with major modification programs and der ...
aircraft departed Capital Airport AGS for redistribution to other
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the ter ...
fighter wings.
The 183 FW remains in place at Capital Airport AGS minus a flying mission while the
U.S. Air Force, the
Air Combat Command and the
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the ter ...
determine a new role and mission set for the wing. The Illinois Air National Guard State Headquarters, Expeditionary Combat Support (ECS) elements of the 183 FW, the 217th Engineering Installation Squadron, and the F110 engine Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility (CIRF) also remain in place at Capital Airport AGS.
Capital Municipal Airport (MAP) Air Guard Station
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References
External links
183d Fighter Wing
official site
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Installations of the United States Air National Guard
Buildings and structures in Sangamon County, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois