122nd Fighter Wing
The 122nd Fighter Wing 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
- 122nd Maintenance Group
- 122nd Mission Support Group
- 122nd Medical Group
History
Lineage
- Established as the 122nd Fighter Wing c. 30 October 1950
Assignments
- Indiana Air National Guard, 31 October 1950
- 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
- Ninth Air Force, 1 October 1961
- Indiana Air National Guard, 1 September 1962
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
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