Mississippi Air National Guard

The Mississippi Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Mississippi National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as of the state.

Units

The Mississippi Air National Guard consists of the following units, which are interspersed throughout the state of Mississippi.

• 172d Airlift Wing, Jackson, Mississippi (Thompson Field/Jackson Intl Airport)
• 183rd Airlift Squadron, Jackson, Mississippi (Thompson Field/Jackson Intl Airport)
• 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, Mississippi
• 238th Air Support Operations Squadron, Meridian, Mississippi
• 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron, Meridian, Mississippi
• Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Gulfport Mississippi
• 255th Air Control Squadron Gulfport Mississippi
• 209th Civil Engineering Squadron was originally formed as the 173rd Civil Engineering Flight in 1969. The primary mission of the 209th CES is to provide a highly mobile emergency engineering force for direct support of Air Force Special Operations and Fire and Emergency Services. The 209th CES is located at the National Guard Combat Readiness Training Center, adjacent to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. In wartime, the squadron comes under the operational control of Air Force Special Operations Command.

External links

• Mississippi National Guard
• 172d Airlift Wing
• 186th Air Refueling Wing
• 209 Squadron on the Air National Guard website