111th Attack Squadron

111th Attack Squadron
111th Attack Squadron General Atomics MQ-1B Predator 07-3224
Active1917–present
Country United States
Allegiance Texas
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleAttack/ISR
Part ofTexas Air National Guard
Garrison/HQEllington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas
Nickname(s)The Ace in the Hole Squadron
Tail CodeHouston (1989–1996)
EF (1996–2008)
TX (2008–Present)
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Korean War
War on Terror
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col Brian Jackson
Insignia
111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron emblem

The 111th Attack Squadron (111 ATKS) is a unit of the Texas Air National Guard 147th Attack Wing located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas. The 111th is equipped with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

The squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 111th Aero Squadron, established on 14 August 1917. It was reformed on 29 June 1923, as the 111th 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.

The 111th Attack Squadron is the oldest unit of the Texas Air National Guard, with over 95 years of service to the State of Texas and the United States.