| 110th Wing | |
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 The 110th Wing, which formerly operated manned aircraft, now hosts an operations center for the MQ-1 Predator (shown above) and the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles. | |
| Active | 1 September 1956–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  United States Michigan |
| Branch |  United States Air Force Air National Guard |
| Type | Wing |
| Part of | Air Combat Command Michigan Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan |
| Tail Code | BC |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |  Col James M. Rossi |
| Insignia | |
| 110th Wing emblem |  |
The110th Wing (110th WG) is a unit of theMichigan Air National Guard, stationed atBattle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Michigan. If activated to federal service the Wing would be gained by theUnited States Air ForceAir Combat Command.
The main operations unit of the wing is the110th Operations Group, a remote-split operations center forMQ-1 Predator andMQ-9 Reaper operations forThird Air Force. The aircraft and a contingent of maintainers are deployed forward, along with some pilots to handle takeoffs and landings, but the majority of the pilots remain stateside and operate the aircraft via satellite communications links.
As of February 2026 the 110th Wing consists of the following units:[1]
110th Wing, atBattle Creek Air National Guard Base[1]In 1956 the172d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (FIS) of theMichigan Air National Guard was authorized to expand to a group level, and theUnited States Air Force constituted the110th Fighter Group (Air Defense) and associated support units and allotted them to theAir National Guard for activation. The 172d FIS became the group's flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 110th Material Squadron, 110th Air Base Squadron, and the 110th USAF Dispensary.
In 1957, the 172d FIS received a new aircraft, theRB-57 Canberra, and a new mission –tactical reconnaissance. The resulting reorganization cost the 110th Fighter Group 40 percent of its manpower and its name – the group was inactivated and the 172d, now the172d Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, once again became Battle Creek's primary Air National Guard unit. The activation of a non-flying squadron, the127th Reconnaissance Technical Squadron, helped prevent the loss of additional Guard members.
In 1962, the110th Tactical Reconnaissance Group and support organizations were reactivated with Major Howard Strand serving as its commander. Major Strand departed in January 1965 to become deputy commander of the 127th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing atSelfridge AFB, Michigan. He returned again in 1974 to lead the 110th until 1981.
The 172d flew Canberras until 1971, when it undertook the radical and unexpected transformation from the RB-57 jets to the smaller, prop-poweredCessna O-2 Skymaster. On 11 June 1971, the110th Tactical Reconnaissance Group became the110th Tactical Air Support Group. In 1980, the 110th saw a return to jet power when it reequipped withOA-37 Dragonfly.
In 1991 the110th Tactical Air Support Group transitioned from the Dragonfly to theOA-10 Thunderbolt II, and was redesignated the110th Fighter Group. In June 1995 the110th Fighter Group became the110th Fighter Wing.
In 1997 the wing took part inOperation Deny Flight. The 110th Fighter Wing served in bothIraq andAfghanistan, supportingOperation Iraqi Freedom andOperation Enduring Freedom.
In May 1999 the 110th Fighter Wing was deployed to Trapani Italy in support of Operation Noble Anvil, the air operations over Kosovo.
The 110th Fighter Wing underwent a major transition moving from the A-10 aircraft to theLearjet C-21A aircraft in 2008. The C-21, which arrived in October 2008, is a twin turbofan engine passenger aircraft, the military version of the Lear Jet 35A. With a crew of two, it can accommodate eight passengers and 42 cubic feet (1,200 L) of cargo. For aero medical evacuations, it can carry one little litter or five ambulatory patients plus one flight nurse and two medical technicians. The 110th Fighter Wing was redesignated as the110th Airlift Wing with no change in station. It changed from anAir Combat Command unit to anAir Mobility Command unit on 1 December 2009.[2]
The base also witnessed the creation of a new unit, the217th Air Operations Group (AOG) on 1 April 2009. The 217th AOG is an organization supporting the17th Air Force (AFAFRICA). The 217th AOG has four squadrons that include intelligence, communications, operations and Air Force Forces planning in a largely self-contained package.
On 13 December 2014, in a ceremony presided byGov.Rick Snyder, the wing was redesignated as the110th Attack Wing.
On 1 March 2019, the wing was officially renamed from the110th Attack Wing to110th Wing by the National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.[3]
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Operational Squadron
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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