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122nd Fighter Wing

Unit of the Indiana Air National Guard

Field	Value
unit_name	122nd Fighter Wing
image	F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing taxis at the Fort Wayne Indiana Air National Guard Base.jpg
image_size	300
caption	A F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing taxis at the Fort Wayne Indiana Air National Guard Base in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Oct. 20, 2023. The aircraft was the first to arrive at the base since conversion began in April.
dates	1942–present
country	United States
allegiance	Indiana
branch	[[File:US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg	25px]] Air National Guard
type	Wing
role	Close Air Support
command_structure	Indiana Air National Guard
garrison	Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana
equipment	"IN" Indiana
equipment_label	Tail code
website
commander1	Col. Joshua C. Waggoner
notable_commanders
identification_symbol	[[File:122d Fighter Wing.png	150px]]
identification_symbol_label	122nd Fighter Wing emblem
aircraft_fighter	F-16 Fighting Falcon

The 122nd Fighter Wing(officially 122d) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard, stationed at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Fort Wayne, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.

Units

122nd Operations Group (Tail code formerly "FW," now "IN.") : 163rd Fighter Squadron
122nd Maintenance Group
122nd Mission Support Group
122nd Medical Group

History

Ten original members of the 358th Fighter Group pose in front of the U.S. Air Force 122nd Fighter Wing's heritage jet at their final reunion, which was hosted by the 122nd Fighter Wing in Terre Haute AGB, Indiana in October 2008. The 358th FG, the "Orange Tails", was activated in January 1943. During the Second World War this unit was awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations and the Croix de Guerre.

n 2005 the wing introduced the reconnaissance Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System, becoming one of the first units to fly with it.

In 2008, after having flown for 17 years with the block 25 aircraft, these F-16s were nearing the end of their planned operational lifespans. The aircraft the 122nd received were only somewhat newer; Block 30 F-16C/Ds, manufactured between 1987 and 1989. These models were provided by the [Michigan Air National Guard 107th Fighter Squadron, which was then transitioning to the A-10 Thunderbolt II at the time. With the upgrade to the Block 30 aircraft, the tail code of the 163rd was changed from "FW" (Fort Wayne) to "IN" (Indiana) in 2009 when the 181st Fighter Wing at Hulman Field became a non-flying unit. However, only a few of the F-16s were re-coded.

In 2009 – the year the unit honored its predecessor unit – the 358th FG – with a heritage jet – it was decided that the squadron was to retire their 20-year-old F-16s and become an A-10 Thunderbolt II squadron. The conversion happened in 2010.

In 2023, the unit converted back to the F-16 platform as a result of the National Defense Authorization Act. These started arriving in October 2023 and will continue until all 21 have arrived.

Lineage

Established as the 122nd Fighter Wing c. 30 October 1950 : Activated c. 1 November 1950 : Redesignated 122nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing and called to active duty on 10 February 1951 : Inactivated on 7 February 1952 : Released from active duty, redesignated 122nd Fighter-Bomber Wing and activated in the National Guard on 1 November 1952 : Redesignated: 122nd Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 1 July 1955 : Redesignated: 122nd Tactical Fighter Wing on 1 November 1958 : Redesignated 122nd Tactical Fighter Wing (Special Delivery) on 1 July 1959 : Federalized and ordered to active service on 1 October 1961 : Released from active duty and returned to Indiana state control on 31 August 1962 : Redesignated 122nd Fighter Wing on 16 March 1992

Assignments

Indiana Air National Guard, 31 October 1950 : Gained by: Tenth Air Force, Continental Air Command
Eastern Air Defense Force, Air Defense Command, 10 February 1951
Central Air Defense Force, Air Defense Command, 1 December 1951 – 7 February 1952
Indiana Air National Guard, 1 November 1952 : Gained by: Eastern Air Defense Force, Air Defense Command : Gained by: Tactical Air Command, 1 July 1954
Ninth Air Force, 1 October 1961 : Attached to Seventeenth Air Force, 1 October 1961 – 31 August 1962
Indiana Air National Guard, 1 September 1962 : Gained by: Tactical Air Command : Gained by: Air Combat Command, 1 June 1992 – present

Components

122nd Fighter-Interceptor Group (later 122nd Fighter-Bomber Group, 122nd Tactical Fighter Group, 122nd Operations Group, 10 February 1951 – 30 June 1974, c. 1 January 1993 – present
163rd Fighter (later Fighter-Interceptor, Tactical Fighter, Fighter) Squadron, 9 December 1974 – c. 1 January 1993

Stations

Stout Field, Indianapolis, Indiana, 9 December 1946
Baer Field, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1 May 1951 : Designated: Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, 1991 – present

Aircraft

F-51D Mustang, 1950–1951
F-51H Mustang, 1951–1954
F-80C Shooting Star, 1954–1956
F-86A Sabre, 1956–1958
F-84F Thunderstreak, 1958–1962; 1964–1971
RF-84F Thunderstreak, 1962–1964
F-100D/F Super Sabre, 1971–1979
F-4C Phantom II, 1979–1986
F-4E Phantom II, 1986–1991
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, 1991–2010
A-10 Thunderbolt II, 2010 – 2023
F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, 2023 – present

References

Notes

; Explanatory notes

; Citations

Bibliography

Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. .
Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978.
McLaren, David. Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Thunderstreak & Thunderflash: A Photo Chronicle. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military/Aviation History, 1998. .

References

Cornett & Johnson, p. 63

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