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181st Intelligence Wing | |
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Active | 1962 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Indiana |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Wing |
Role | Intelligence analysis and information protection |
Part of | Indiana Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Terre Haute Air National Guard Base, Indiana |
Nickname(s) | Racers |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Charles T. Goad |
Insignia | |
181st Intelligence Wing emblem |
The 181st Intelligence Wing (181 IW) is a unit of the Indiana Air National Guard, stationed at Terre Haute Air National Guard Base, Indiana. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency.
The Wing's 113th Air Support Operations Squadron is a descendant organization of the World War I 113th Aero Squadron, established on 26 August 1917. It was reformed on 1 August 1921, as the 113th 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.