132nd Wing

132nd Wing
An MQ-9 Reaper, 2008
Active15 May 1943 – 22 September 1945
24 May 1946 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Iowa
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeWing
RoleAttack / Intelligence
Size900
Part ofIowa Air National Guard
Garrison/HQDes Moines Air National Guard Base, Iowa
Nickname(s)"Hawkeyes"
Tail CodeRed & Yellow (checkerboard) tail stripe "IA"
EngagementsWorld War II
Desert Storm
War on Terror
Websitehttps://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.