180th Fighter Wing | |
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Active | 1962-present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Ohio |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Part of | Ohio Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio |
Nickname(s) | Stingers |
Motto(s) | We Citizens Serve Voluntarily |
Tail Code | "OH" Ohio, green band on tail |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Chad Holesko |
Insignia | |
180th Fighter Wing emblem |
The 180th Fighter Wing (180 FW) is a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard, stationed at Toledo Air National Guard Base, Ohio. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.
The 112th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the Wing's 180th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the World War I 112th Aero Squadron, established on 18 August 1917. It was reformed on 20 June 1927, as the 112th Observation Squadron, and is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.