See: Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport is a public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States...

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Springfield Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Ohio Air National Guard

Ohio Air National Guard

The Ohio Air National Guard is a part of the United States National Guard and an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force. It is composed of approximately 5,000 airmen and officers assigned to four flying wings and eight non-flying support units. OHANG units are based in Columbus,...

 178th Fighter Wing

178th Fighter Wing

The United States Air Force's 178th Fighter Wing is an F-16 Fighting Falcon flying training organization assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard and operationally-gained by the Air Education and Training Command...

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Overview

The 178th Fighter Wing (FW) of the Ohio Air National Guard occupies 113.6 acres (46 ha) of leased land on the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, located in central Ohio, approximately five miles south of the city of Springfield and approximately 50 miles (80 km) west of Columbus.

The mission of the 178th FW is to train future fighter pilots. The unit currently flies the F-16 Falcon. The 178th FW occupies 8 administrative, 25 industrial, and 6 services buildings totaling approximately 336,330 square feet (31,246 square meters) with 409 full-time personnel. A unit training drill is conducted twice a month and results in a surge of up to a total of 829 personnel. Two projects are currently funded for construction in FY 2002. These include a Hush House and a 30,800 SF (2,860 square meter) Squadron Operations Complex.