132nd Wing | |
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Active | 15 May 1943 – 22 September 1945 24 May 1946 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Iowa |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Attack / Intelligence |
Size | 900 |
Part of | Iowa Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Iowa |
Nickname(s) | "Hawkeyes" |
Tail Code | Red & Yellow (checkerboard) tail stripe "IA" |
Engagements | World War II Desert Storm War on Terror |
Website | https://www.132dwing.ang.af.mil/ |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Travis Crawmer |
Notable commanders | Carroll W. McColpin |
Insignia | |
132nd Wing emblem |
The 132nd Wing, sometimes written 132d Wing, (132 WG) is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Iowa Air National Guard and located at Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Iowa. The 132nd's World War II predecessor unit, the 365th Fighter Group was a IX Fighter Command unit, serving in the European Theater of Operations. The 365th, known as the "Hell Hawks", was one of the most successful P-47 Thunderbolt fighter groups of the Ninth Air Force when it came to air combat. The 365th was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations; Order of the Day, Belgium Army; Belgium Fourragère, and the Belgium Croix de Guerre. The 365th Fighter Group flew its last mission on 8 May 1945. After having operated manned fighter aircraft for all of its prior history, the wing was equipped with the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle in 2013.