Fargo Air National Guard Base

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| name = Fargo Air National Guard Base

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| location = Fargo, North Dakota

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| country = the United States of America

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| alt = A forklift of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron maneuvers a Disaster Relief Beddown Set (DRBS) container into position while preparing it for shipping at North Dakota ANGB during September 2017.

| caption = A forklift of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron maneuvers a Disaster Relief Beddown Set (DRBS) container into position while preparing it for shipping at North Dakota ANGB during September 2017.

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| type = Air National Guard Base

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| ownership = Department of Defense

| operator = US Air Force (USAF)

| controlledby = North Dakota Air National Guard

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| built = {{Start date|1947}}

| used = 1947 – present

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| current_commander = Colonel Darrin K Anderson

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| garrison = 119th Wing

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| website = [https://www.119wg.ang.af.mil/ www.119wg.ang.af.mil]

| IATA = FAR

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| WMO = 727530

| elevation = {{Convert|274.6|m|0}}

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| footnotes = Airfield shared with Hector International Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{Cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2003/00144ad.pdf#nameddest=(FAR)|title=Airport Diagram – Hector Intl (FAR)|date=27 February 2020|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=18 March 2020}}

}}Fargo Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard facility located at Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota. The 119th Wing is based at Fargo and operates the MQ-9A Reaper.

History

The North Dakota Air National Guard was established on 16 January 1947 at Hector Airport, Fargo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.119wg.ang.af.mil/About-Us/History/|title=History|last=|first=|date=|website=119th Air Wing|publisher=US Air Force|access-date=19 March 2020}}

Based units

Flying and notable non-flying units based at Fargo Air National Guard Base.{{Cite web|url=https://www.119wg.ang.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1132682/119th-wing/|title=119th Wing Factsheet|last=|first=|date=28 March 2017|website=119th Wing|publisher=US Air Force|language=en-US|access-date=19 March 2020}}

= United States Air Force =

Air National Guard

  • North Dakota Air National Guard
  • 119th Wing
  • Headquarters 119th Wing
  • 119th Operations Group
  • 119th Maintenance Squadron
  • 119th Operations Support Squadron
  • 178th Attack SquadronMQ-9A Reaper
  • 119th Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Group
  • 176th Intelligence Squadron
  • 177th Intelligence Squadron
  • 119th Intelligence Support Squadron
  • 119th Medical Group
  • 119th Mission Support Group
  • 119th Civil Engineering Squadron
  • 119th Force Support Squadron
  • 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron
  • 119th Security Forces Squadron

See also

References

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