111th Attack Wing | |
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Active | 21 January 1943 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Pennsylvania |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Undetermined |
Part of | Pennsylvania Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Biddle Air National Guard Base, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania |
Tail Code | PA |
Engagements | World War II |
Insignia | |
111th Attack Wing emblem | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | MQ-9 Reaper |
The 111th Attack Wing (111 ATKW) is a unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, headquartered at Biddle Air National Guard Base in Horsham, Pennsylvania. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. It provides protection of life, property, and the preservation of peace and order when tasked to do so by state or federal authorities. The Wing also provides operational and support units, as well as qualified personnel, to support wartime tasking and contingency commitments of any nature.
The 103d Attack Squadron is a descendant organization of the 103d Observation Squadron, formed on 27 June 1924. It was one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.