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About the Pennsylvania Air National Guard

With approximately 4,000 members, the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG), a reserve component of the United States Air Force, plays an important role in the nation's defense and supporting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in times of need.















 

Programs and operations for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard are overseen by the deputy adjutant general-Air (DAG-Air) based at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The DAG-Air monitors the organization, training and equipping of Pennsylvania's three wings, located at six separate bases across the commonwealth, to insure both federal and state missions are efficiently and successfully accomplished. The three wings are:

  • The 111th Attack Wing is based at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pa. It serves as a control center for the MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft and provides engineering and electronics capabilities through specialized units. The wing also hosts several tenant organizations at the base, including units of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve, among others.
  • The 171st Air Refueling Wing is based at the Pittsburgh International Airport in Coraopolis, Pa. It provides aerial refueling capability to U.S. and Allied forces worldwide using the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.
  • The 193rd Special Operations Wing is based at the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa., and flies the MC-130J Commando II. The MC-130J flies clandestine – or low visibility – single or multi-ship, low-level infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces, by airdrop or airland and air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft, intruding politically sensitive or hostile territories.

In addition to flying operations, the three PAANG wings command several Geographically Separated Units (GSUs) providing combat support capability in the areas of engineering, communication, air traffic control, weather forecasting, close air support and other air mission disciplines.

WINGS

111th Attack Wing
171st Air Refueling Wing
193rd Special Operations Wing

 

CONTACT US

Joint Force Headquarters PAANG
Bldg. S-0-47, Fort Indiantown Gap
Annville, PA 17003
Phone: (717) 861-8552
Fax: (717) 861-8623

Contact a local Recruiting Team:

111th Attack Wing
Philadelphia Area: (800) 997-2264
https://www.goang.com/locations/pennsylvania/horsham-air-guard-station.html 
111.atkw.rrs.recruiting.reten.supt@us.af.mil

171st Air Refueling Wing
Pittsburgh / Johnstown Area: (877) 249-5193
https://www.goang.com/locations/pennsylvania/pittsburgh-air-national-guard-base.html
171.arw.recruiting@us.af.mil

193rd Special Operations Wing
Harrisburg / State College Area: (800) 532-0858
https://www.goang.com/locations/pennsylvania/air-station-middletown.html
193.sow.recruiters@us.af.mil