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103d Airlift Wing
103d Airlift Wing emblem
Active	1952-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Wing
Role	Cargo Airlift/Passenger Airlift
Part of	Air National Guard/Air Mobility Command
Garrison/HQ	Bradley ANGB, Connecticut
Nickname	"Flying Yankees"

The United States Air Force's 103d Airlift Wing is an Air National Guard airlift unit located at Bradley ANGB, Connecticut.

Mission

Before the completion of the BRAC realignment with the 104th Fighter Wing in Massachusetts, the 103 FW provided the firepower of the A-10 for close-air support as well as combat search and rescue missions, while maintaining an expeditionary combat support capability. In 2005 the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended consolidating the wing with the 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Municipal Airport in Massachusetts, and establish an aircraft maintenance depot at Bradley ANG Base, with no flying mission. When the BRAC recommendations were announced, Connecticut sued the Defense Department, arguing that the closure of the guard unit without the governor's approval would violate states' rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Before the lawsuit could make it to trial, Connecticut and DoD officials reached a compromise where the A-10s would be transferred to Barnes Municipal Airport, and the 103 FW would transition to flying C-21 learjets, and by 2014 would again transition to the C-27J Spartans.¹ As of June 2007, the unit has been reconstituted as the 103d Airlift Wing, according to official advertisements for job vacancies at the wing.

The wing's new mission will be to provide cargo and passenger airlift, medevac, and distinguished visitor support.

History

Two A-10's Painted in the Black Lightning theme.

Two A-10's from the 103rd Fighter Wing being refueled by a KC-135 from the 157th Air Refueling Wing

Assignments

Major Command/Gaining Command

• Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1 Jun 1992-Present)
• Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1971-1 Jun 1992)

Previous designations

• 103d Airlift Wing (2007-Present)²
• 103d Fighter Wing (1979-2007)
• 103d Fighter Group (Apr 1971-1979)
• 103d Fighter Interceptor Group (1952-Apr 1971)

Squadrons assigned

• 103d Air Control Squadron
• 118th Airlift Squadron (2007-Present)
• 118th Fighter Squadron (1952-2007)

Bases stationed

• Bradley ANGB, Connecticut (1952-Present)

Aircraft Operated³

• C-27J Spartan (2014)
• C-21A Learjet (2007-2014)
• A-10A Thunderbolt II (1979-2007)
• C-12 Huron (???-???)
• F-100D Super Sabre (1971-1979)
• F-102 Delta Dagger (1965-1971)
• F-100A Super Sabre (1959-1965)
• F-86 Sabre (1958-1959)
• F-94B Starfire (1956-1958)
• F-84D Thunderjet (1954-1956)
• F-51 Mustang (1952-1954)
• P-47 Thunderbolt (1947-1952)
• C-47 Skytrain (1947-1950)
• B-26 Marauder (1947-1950)
• T-6 Texan (1947-1950)
• L-5 Sentinel (1947-1950)
• L-19 Bird Dog (1947-1950)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 1992-1994 ⁴
  • (200x?)⁵

References

1. ^ Connecticut Wins Bradley Air Wing Fight, ‘Flying Mission’ and Jobs Saved; Lawsuit to be Dropped
2. ^ CTANG Job Vacancies
3. ^ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
4. ^ AFPC Award Search
5. ^ 103d FW Mission

External links

• Bradley Air National Guard Base, Connecticut
• http://www.philippecolin.net/Updates.html

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