Fargo Air National Guard Base

Fargo Air National Guard Base is a United States Air National Guard facility located at Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota. The 119th Wing is based at Fargo and operates the MQ-9A Reaper.^[2]

Fargo Air National Guard Base
Fargo, North Dakota in the United States of America
A forklift of the 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron maneuvers a Disaster Relief Beddown Set (DRBS) container into position while preparing it for shipping at North Dakota ANGB during September 2017.
Site information
Type	Air National Guard Base
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force (USAF)
Controlled by	North Dakota Air National Guard
Condition	Operational
Website	www.119wg.ang.af.mil
Location
Fargo Location in the United States
Coordinates	46°55′14″N 096°48′57″W
Site history
Built	1947 (1947)
In use	1947 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Colonel Darrin K Anderson
Garrison	119th Wing
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: FAR, ICAO: KFAR, FAA LID: FAR, WMO: 727530
Elevation	274.6 metres (901 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 18/36 2,743.2 metres (9,000 ft) Concrete 9/27 1,920.8 metres (6,302 ft) Concrete 13/31 1,158.5 metres (3,801 ft) Concrete
Airfield shared with Hector International Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History

The North Dakota Air National Guard was established on 16 January 1947 at Hector Airport, Fargo.^[3]

Based units

Flying and notable non-flying units based at Fargo Air National Guard Base.^[2]

United States Air Force

Air National Guard

• North Dakota Air National Guard
  • 119th Wing
    • Headquarters 119th Wing
    • 119th Operations Group
      • 119th Maintenance Squadron
      • 119th Operations Support Squadron
      • 178th Attack Squadron – MQ-9A Reaper
    • 119th Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Group
      • 176th Intelligence Squadron
      • 177th Intelligence Squadron
      • 119th Intelligence Support Squadron
    • 119th Medical Group
    • 119th Mission Support Group
      • 119th Civil Engineering Squadron
      • 119th Force Support Squadron
      • 119th Logistics Readiness Squadron
      • 119th Security Forces Squadron

See also

• North Dakota World War II Army Airfields
• Fargo Air Museum