Atlantic City Air National Guard Base

{{short description|US Air National Guard base in New Jersey}}

{{for|the civilian use of this facility|Atlantic City International Airport}}

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| name = Atlantic City Air National Guard Base

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| nearest_town = Atlantic City, New Jersey

| country = the United States of America

| image = File:F-16C New Jersey ANG over Atlantic City 2001.JPEG

| alt = An F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 177th Fighter Wing over its base at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base.

| caption = An F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 177th Fighter Wing over its base at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base.

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| type = Air National Guard Base

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| pushpin_label = Atlantic City ANGB

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| ownership = Department of Defense

| operator = United States Air Force

| controlledby = New Jersey Air National Guard

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| built = {{Start date|1958}}

| used = 1958 – present

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| condition = Operational

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| current_commander = Colonel Bradford R. Everman

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| garrison = 177th Fighter Wing

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| website = [https://www.177fw.ang.af.mil www.177fw.ang.af.mil]

| IATA = ACY

| ICAO = KACY

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| WMO = 72407

| elevation = {{Convert|22.86|m|0}}

| r1-number = 13/31

| r1-length = {{Convert|3048|m|0}}

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| r2-number = 4/22

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| footnotes = Airfield shared with Atlantic City International Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{Cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2003/00669ad.pdf#nameddest=(ACY)|title=Airport Diagram – Atlantic City Intl (ACY)|date=27 February 2020|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=20 March 2020}}

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Atlantic City Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard base located at Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey. The base is home New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, operating F-16C Fighting Falcon.

Role and operations

Established in 1958 at Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base is home to the 177th Fighter Wing (177 FW), an Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard, operating the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. Since October 1998, the wing has had an active involvement in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Northern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The 177th Fighter Wing has dual federal (USAF augmentation) and state (support to New Jersey) missions. It carries out Homeland Security air defense missions under the control of the Eastern Air Defense Sector, part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command for peacetime air sovereignty, air defense, and airborne counter-drug operations.{{Cite web |title=177th Fighter Wing |url=https://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/ |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.177fw.ang.af.mil}}

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