AIR ARMY: EQUIPPING THE GUARD[1] M1 Abrams The M1 Abrams is a military tank produced in the United States. The M1 is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Regiment. Description: Main battle tank Primary Manufacturer: General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. Entered Army Service: 1980 Basic Variants: M1, M1A1 and M1A2 Guard Usage: Most armor units currently have either nondeployable M1s (105mm gun) or older M1A1s, some of which have seen action in Iraq. The fleet also includes a small number of completely rebuilt M1A1 Abrams Integrated Management Abrams Integrated Management (AIM) is a program wherein older M1 Abrams tanks are refurbished and restored to 'zero hours' status to ease maintenance requirements. The tanks are shipped to the General Dynamics Land Systems plant and stripped to bare hulls and turrets (even the (AIM) tanks. Update: Guard recently had more than 2,000 tanks. Rebalancing Rebalancing The process of realigning the weightings of one's portfolio of assets. Notes: For example, if your portfolio's proportion of stock has grown too large for your intended assets weightings and risk tolerance, you might rebalance by selling some stock and putting and modularity will reduce that number to 493 spread over seven armored battalions and three combined arms Combined arms is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects. Though the lower-echelon units of a combined arms team may be of homogeneous types, a balanced mixture of such units are combined into an battalions. Most of the tanks are supposed to eventually be completely rebuilt M1A1 AIM models. A recent change in Army plans now also has the Guard getting one battalion set of digitized M1A2 System Enhancement Package tanks, the most-enhanced variant. [2] M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Description: Tracked, armored vehicle Primary Manufacturer: BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. Entered Army Service: 1981 Basic Variants: M2A M2A Message to Anywhere (mobile messaging framework) 0, M2A2, M2A3 and M3 (cavalry version) Guard Usage: Various units currently have nondeployable M2AOs and older M2A2s, which have seen action in Iraq, and some M2A2 Operation Desert Storm Noun 1. Operation Desert Storm - the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Gulf War, Persian Gulf War - a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; (ODS (Operational Data Store) A database designed for queries on transactional data. An ODS is often an interim or staging area for a data warehouse, but differs in that its contents are updated in the course of business, whereas a data warehouse contains static data. ) vehicles. Update: Rebalancing and modularity will set the Guard Bradley fleet at 958 vehicles, most of them completely factory rebuilt M2A2 ODS models. Active component will use the M2A3, the most enhanced variant. The Guard was originally not going to receive the M2A3, but a recent change in Army plans has the Guard in the plans to receive the most-enhanced Bradley variant. [3] Stryker Description: Highly deployable, wheeled armored vehicle Primary Manufacturer: General Dynamics Entered Army Service: 2002 Basic Variants: Infantry Carrier Vehicle and Mobile Gun System. There are also eight additional configurations. Guard Usage: Plans call for only one Guard unit to use the Stryker-Pennsylvania's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the US Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branched maneuver brigade, and its attached support and fire units. , which is set to deploy to Iraq later this year. Update: The 56th will be the first Stryker unit to deploy with the Mobile Gun System. Fiscal 2008 defense authorization act requires the Army to look at the feasibility of adding a second Stryker brigade to the Guard. The study is not yet complete. [4] MRAP MRAP Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (military vehicle) MRAP Mouvement contre le Racisme et Pour l'Amitié entre les Peuples (French antiracism movement) MRAP Melanocortin-2 Receptor Accessory Protein Description: Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle Primary Manufacturer: Several Entered Army Service: 2007 Basic Variants: Several. Common features include significant armor, V-shaped hull and high ground clearance. Guard Usage: Ground units in Iraq and Afghanistan increasingly use them for outside-the-wire activities; however, they are a theater-specific system. There are no plans to use them for domestic missions. Update: The Marine Corps, which is managing the program, plans to reduce the number of manufacturers to streamline the logistics chain. [5] CH-47 Chinook Chinook, indigenous people of North America Chinook (shĭn  k`, chĭ–), Native American tribe of the Penutian linguistic stock. Description: Twin-engine, tandem rotor cargo helicopter Primary Manufacturer: Boeing Entered Army Service: 1962 Basic Variant: CH-47D. An upgrade program is underway to remanufacture 394 Army CH-47Ds to the upgraded CH-47F. The Army will also purchase 17 new CH47Fs. Special Forces use the MH-47E. Guard Usage: Guard Chinooks currently account for 36 percent of Army heavy-lift helicopters inventory. However, the Guard fleet is old (average age: 26 years) and is 29 short of its requirement of 159 aircraft. Nevertheless, they have seen extensive duty in Afghanistan, where the Chinook is a workhouse workhouse: see poor law. because It has the engine power necessary to operate in the thinner air of higher altitudes. Guard CH-47s have also been frequently used in hurricane relief and to fight fires. Update: Fielding programs call for the Guard to receive six upgraded CH-47Fs by 2013; however, the Guard will remain short of requirements until at least 2017. [6] CH-64 Apache Description: Attack helicopter Primary Manufacturer: Boeing Entered Army Service: 1984 Basic Variants: AH-64A AH-64A Apache Attack Helicopter, A Version and more advanced AH-64D AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopter, D version, with Longbow radar improvements Longbow longbow Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it was usually 6 ft (2 m) tall and shot arrows more than a yard long. Guard Usage: Guard currently has eight Apache battalions and one Apache air cavalry troop. All but two fly the AH-47A model. And all have seen duty in Iraq, Afghanistan or Kosovo. Update: Plans call for the Guard to reduce to four Apache battalions. The losing units will receive the Army's new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter An armed reconnaissance helicopter is a light helicopter armed for self defense and rudimentary combat abilities. It can refer to any of the following.
[7] ARH-70A (Coming Attraction) Description: Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Primary Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter Projected Entry into Army Service: 2010 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Guard is scheduled to receive the first of at least 150 ARH-TOAs in 2011. Army has contracted to purchase 368 total aircraft. Army-wide, they will replace the OH-58D OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Reconnaissance Helicopter (also AHIP) Kiowa Warriors and AH-64A Apaches. In the Guard, they will primarily replace the older Apaches. Update: ARH ARH Agence Régionale de l'Hospitalisation ARH Art History ARH Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter ARH Adolescent Reproductive Health ARH Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia ARH Appalachian Regional Hospital ARH Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. may not survive the month. Cost overruns reached a threshold requiring the Army to notify Congress. That July 9 communication triggered an automatic 60-day review. Army officials said that all alternatives would be studied, including rebidding the program. A scuttling Scuttling is the act of deliberately sinking a ship by allowing water to flow into the hull. This can be achieved in several ways - valves or hatches can be opened to the sea, or holes may be ripped into the hull with brute force or with explosives. of ARH may mean more Apaches for the Guard. [8] UH-60 Black Hawk For other uses of Blackhawk/Black Hawk, see Black Hawk. The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a medium-lift utility or assault helicopter derived from the twin-turboshaft engine, single rotor Sikorsky S-70. Description: Versatile utility helicopter Primary Manufacturer: Sikorsky Entered Army Service: 1979 Basic Variants: UH-60Aand UH-60L. UH-GOM is in production. Guard Usage: Guard aviation units collectively have 710 Black Hawks. Most of them are older UH-60As. They provide nearly 50 percent of the Black Hawks currently used in overseas operations. They also flew 10,000 sorties in response to hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. Army Guard is 76 UH-60s short of its requirement. Update: Congress funded a UH-60A-to-L upgrade production line in fiscal 2007 to enable the Army to more rapidly standardize the Guard with the newer Black Hawks. New plans call for the Guard to reach its required number of Black Hawks in 2009. [9] UH-72 Lakota Description: Light Utility Helicopter Primary Manufacturer: EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study North America Entered Army Service: 2007 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: The Army has contracts in place to purchase up to 322 Lakotas; 200 are scheduled to go to the Guard through 2013. They will be used almost exclusively for domestic missions. Their fielding will allow the Guard to retire the last remaining Vietnam-era UH-1 Hueys in the Army fleet. Update: Guard's first Lakotas arrived in Mississippi in June. Florida and Louisiana were next in the fielding plan. Several additional states are scheduled to receive the light utility helicopters in the coming months. [10] C-23 Sherpa Description: Small, fixed-wing propeller transport plane Primary Manufacturer: Short Brothers Entered Army Service: 1985 Basic Variants: C-23A and C-23B Guard Usage: Guard has all 43 C-23s in the Army fleet. They support intratheater passenger, cargo and airdrop air·drop n. A delivery, as of supplies or troops, by parachute from aircraft. tr. & intr.v. air·dropped, air·drop·ping, air·drops To drop or be dropped from an aircraft. Noun 1. for both state and wartime missions. Some have seen duty in Iraq. Update: Army plans to replace Sherpas with C-27J Spartan, a much larger, faster and more powerful aircraft. [11] Unmanned Aerial Vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. Description: Unmanned, aerial gatherer of battlefield intelligence Primary Manufacturer: Various Entered Army Service: 1985 Basic Variants: Hunter, Shadow and Raven Guard Usage: Brigade combat teams in Iraq and Afghanistan have used the hand-launched 4.5 pound Raven (manufactured by AeroVironment) and the 375-pound, rail-launched Shadow UAVs (manufactured by AAI Corporation). Army Guard has a requirement for 550 Ravens and 36 Shadows. Update: Guard units at home are beginning to receive Shadows and Ravens for training and domestic missions. [12] C-27J Spartan (Coming Attraction) Description: Medium tactical transport plane/Joint Cargo Aircraft Primary Manufacturer: Alenia Aeronautics Projected Entry into Army Service: 2009 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: The C-27J will serve as joint aircraft and be flown by both the Army and Air Guard. Army has a requirement for up to 75 aircraft. Most will go the Guard. Update: Program has survived attacks by the Air Force and and its friends in Congress. It remains on track. 131 M109 Paladin Paladin archetypal gunman who leaves a calling card. [TV: Have Gun, Will Travel in Terrace, I, 341] See : Wild West Description: Self-propelled, 155mm howitzer howitzer: see artillery. Primary Manufacturer: BAE Systems Entered Army Service: 1963 Basic Variant: M109A6 Guard Usage: Longtime workhorse of conventional field artillery units. Some have seen action in Iraq. Units across the country, however, have started turning their Paladins in for lighter cannons or new missions. Update: Existing Paladin platform is out of production; however, BAE plans to market a new version on a Bradley chassis. The company also manufactures the Army's next generation of self-propelled howitzers, the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, which is set to go into initial production this year or next. [14] Multiple Launch Rocket System High-Mobility Rocket Artillery System Description: Tactical, ground-to-ground rocket system Primary Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Entering Army Service: 1983 Basic Variants: M270 and M270A1 MLRS MLRS Multiple Launch Rocket System (US DoD) MLRS Multiple Launcher Rocket System MLRS Marine Corps Long-Range Study (US DoD) are tracked systems. M142 HIMARS HIMARS High Mobility Artillery Rocket System HIMARS Highly Mobile Artillery System provides same system on a wheeled platform. Guard Usage: Field artillery units have used MLRS since before the first Persian Gulf War Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be . Added units were supposed to convert from Paladin to MLRS in recent years but that conversion never had the required funding. Tennessee's 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery became first Guard unit to convert to HIMARS in 2006. HIMARS vehicle is 12 tons lighter than MLRS and can be deployed on a C-130. [15] M777A1 Description: Newest, lightest towed 155mm howitzer Primary Manufacturer: BAE Systems Entered Army Service: 2007 Basic Variants: M777A1 and M777A2 Guard Usage: Army Guard is programmed to field six M777A2 field artillery battalions over the next two years. Only two are funded. Update: M777A2 has a software update that enables firing of the M982 Excalibur Guided Projectile projectile something thrown forward. projectile syringe see blow dart. projectile vomiting forceful vomiting, usually without preceding retching, in which the vomitus is thrown well forward. . Pennsylvania's 1st Battalion, 108th Field Artillery received and test-fired the new howitzer this year. An Illinois unit is next in the fielding plan. [16] Single-Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System Description: Secure, frequency-hopping, tactical radio Primary Manufacturer: International Telephone and Telegraph Entering Army Service: 1990 Basic Variants: Vehicle-mounted, backpack, airborne and handheld Guard Usage: Deployed units use SINCGARS SINCGARS Single Channel Ground to Air Radio System (US DoD) SINCGARS Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System ; however, many units must use obsolete non-SINCGARS-compatible VRC-12 series radios at home. Consequently, some Guard units couldn't talk with their activecomponent counterparts on the streets of New Orleans after Katrina. Update: Guard is currently almost 40,000 SINCGARS radios short of its requirement; however, planned fielding of the Joint Tactical Radio System to the active-component should enable the Army to accelerate SINGGARS fielding to the Guard. [17] M1097 Avenger Description: Mobile surface-to-air missile and gun weapon system Primary Manufacturer: Boeing Entered Army Service: 1989 Basic Variants: M1097, M1097A1 and M1097A2 Guard Usage: Fielded to air defense artillery Weapons and equipment for actively combating air targets from the ground. Also called ADA. units. Guard units have used the Avenger system to protect the air space above Washington, D.C. [18] Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems (M&PS) (formerly the Tactical Vehicle Systems Division of Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group, originally Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP, a Description: Unit mobility, resupply re·sup·ply tr.v. re·sup·plied, re·sup·ply·ing, re·sup·plies To provide with fresh supplies, as of weapons and ammunition. re and equipment transport vehicle Primary Manufacturer: BAE Systems Entering Army Service: 1996 Basic Variants: LMTV LMTV Light Medium Tactical Vehicle LMTV Latino Medical Television Network, LLC A1 carries a 5,000-lbs. payload; MW A1 Cargo carries 10,000 lbs. Guard Usage: FMTV FMTV Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles FMTV Frequency Modulation Television trucks are supposed to replace older obsolete, maintenance intensive trucks currently in the fleet. They are in demand for state as well as federal missions. Guard is required to have 41,097 FMTV trucks by 2013. It began the fiscal year with 6,473 and about 25,000 acceptable substitutes. Update: Programmed fielding programs bring the Guard FMTV fleet to more than 35,000 vehicles through 2013. But that would still leave the Guard more than 15,000 FMTVs short. [19] Humvee Description: Light tactical vehicle Primary Manufacturer: AM General Entering Army Service: 1985 Basic Variants: Multiple, including up-armored version Guard Usage: Virtually every tactical unit has Humvees. They also have been used for a wide variety of emergency response missions that require four-wheel drive vehicles. Army Guard is required to have 49,365 Humvees. It has less than 22,300 on hand. Update: Congressional add-ons in 2007 and 2008 alone will bring nearly 1,500 new Humvees into the Guard. Additional fielding programs increase the Guard Humvee fleet to more than 43,000 through 2013. [20] HEMTT HEMTT Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Description: Heavy, expanded-mobility tactical truck Primary Manufacturer: Oshkosh Truck Entering Army Service: 1982 Basic Variants: Multiple, including tanker and wrecker versions Guard Usage: HEMTTs have a wide variety of applications to both wartime and domestic missions. Army Guard is required to have 5,231 HEMHs. Update: Current programmed spending (annual and supplemental budgets) earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. nearly 450 HEMHs for the Guard. But that still leaves the Guard more than 3,300 vehicles short. [1] C-5 Galaxy Description: Intertheater airlifter Air Frame Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Entered Air Force Service: 1969 Basic Variants: C-5Aand c-56 Guard Usage: Three Guard units currently fly the C-5s-New York's 105th Airlift Wing, Tennessee's 164th Airlift Wing and West Virginia's 167th Airlift Wing. All of the Guard's C-5s are older, maintenance-intensive "A" models, which average 35 years old. Update: New modernization programs could add another 15 years to the life of some C-Ss. The C-5M Super Galaxy modifications include re-engining and upgrades to the avionics, aircraft skin and frame, landing gear, cockpit, and the pressurization Pressurization generally refers to the application of pressure in a given situation or environment; and more specifically refers to the process by which atmospheric pressure is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an aircraft, or system. Thus far, only three test aircraft have undergone the modernization. In February, the Air Force announced plans to re-engine some newer C-5Bs. Officials said fully upgrading the older "A" would not yield a good return on the investment. [2] B-2 Spirit (Coming Attraction) Description: Multirole, low-observable, long-range bomber Air Frame Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman Entered Air Force Service: 1993 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Missouri's 130th Fighter Wing, which was grounded by BRAC Brač (bräch), Ital. Brazza, island (1991 pop. 13,824), 152 sq mi (394 sq km), off the Dalmatian coast in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is a popular summer resort and tourist spot. Supetar (Ital. , is set to form an associate unit under the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base Whiteman Air Force Base (Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States. It is near the town of Knob Noster, Missouri. The population was 3,814 at the 2000 census. , Mo., the Air Force's only operational B-2 unit. [3] A-10 Thunderbolt Il Description: Close-air support fighter Air Frame Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic Company Entered Air Force Service: 1976 Basic Variants: One. OA-10 (airborne forward air control) no longer recognized. Guard Usage: Guard flies 92 A-10s across five wings, representing about one-third of the Air Force's combat A-10 forces. Many have seen extensive action in Iraq and Afghanistan. BRAC reduces Guard A-10 Wings to four; however, primary aircraft authorized increases to 18 per wing. The aircraft is set to remain in the Guard inventory through 2028. Update: Guard A-IOs are undergoing a series of modifications, including precision engagement (which changes their designation to A40C), smart.multifunction color display, beyond line-of-sight SATCOM communications, wing replacement, helmet-mounted cueing systems, enhanced defensive systems and a propulsion upgrade. However, not every modification is currently fully funded. Maryland's 175th Wing and Michigan's 110th Fighter Wing were the first Air Force units to receive A-IOCs and the first to use them in combat. [4] C-21 Description: Military version of Lear Jet used for passenger and cargo airlift Air Frame Manufacturer: Learjet inc. Entered Air Force Service: 1984 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Three Guard units fly the C-21 to provide cargo and passenger airlift support for state and federal missions. Update: Until 2007, only the Colorado Guard flew C-21s. Units in Connecticut and North Dakota, both of which lost their aircraft to BRAC, added the aircraft as a bridge mission until the C-27J Spartan arrives. [5] C-27J Spartan (Coming Attraction) Description: Medium tactical transport plane/Joint Cargo Aircraft Air Frame Manufacturer: Alenia Aeronautica Projected Entry into Air Force Service: 2012 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: The C-27J will serve as a joint aircraft and be flown by both the Army and Air Guard. Air Force has a requirement for up to 70 aircraft. Most will go to the Guard. Update: Air Guard units in eight states, some of which are set to lose their flying mission due to BRAC, expect to receive the C-27J as soon as 2012. However, there is interest in Congress, the Air Force and the Air Guard to fill the requirement with C-130s. [6] C-17Globemaster III Description: Inter- and intratheater-capable airlifter Air Frame Manufacturer: Boeing Entered Air Force Service: 1993 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Mississippi's 172nd Airlift Wing and Hawaii's 154th Wing, via an association with an active-component unit, are the only Air Guard units flying C-17s. Update: A third Guard unit will fly C-17s through an association with an active unit at Elmendorf Air Force Base Elmendorf Air Force Base (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska, the largest city in Alaska. , Alaska. The latest war-funding supplemental included money for 15 new C-15s; eight are expected to go to the Guard. New York's 105th Airlift Wing is the likely destination. [7] C-38 Astra Description: Passenger aircraft for senior officials Air Frame Manufacturer: Israel Aircraft Industries Entered Air Force Service: 1998 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). Guard's 201st Airlift Squadron operates two C-38s out of Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 4,279 acres (1,732 hectares), central Md., est. 1943. It is the chief military airport of Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters for the air force's high-priority airlift command. , Md. Update: Unit requirements call for the C-38s to be replaced by four, slightly larger (12 seats vs. eight) C-37 aircraft; however, funding Is not available. [8] C-40 Description: High-priority personnel transporter Air Frame Manufacturer: Boeing Entered Air Force Service: 2002 Basic Variants: C-40B and C-40C Guard Usage: District of Columbia Guard's 201st Airlift Squadron operates three C-40Cs out of Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The C-40C can accommodate 42 to 111 passengers. Update: Unit requirements call for two C-40Cs; however, funding is not available. [9] C-130 Hercules Description: lntratheater airlifter Air Frame Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Entered Air Force Service: 1956 Basic Variants: C-130E, C-130H, C-130J and C-130J-30 Guard Usage: Guard currently flies 222 of the Air Force's total 514 C-130s. These include some of the oldest C-130 (E models) and the newest (J-30s), many of which were fielded as a result of congressional add-ons. BRAC will eliminate six Guard C-130 units and all of the older "E" model aircraft from the fleet by 2011. Update: Guard is programmed to transfer eight of the newest models to the active-component. By 2025, Guard will reduce from 27 to 15 C-130 units. Guard will be the first to field a new cockpit from the Avionics Modernization Program. However, many Guard C-130s require infrared countermeasures. [10] EC-13OJ Commando Solo Description: Hercules transport, modified to conduct information operations, psychological operations and civil affairs broadcasts Air Frame Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Entered Air Force Service: 1986 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Pennsylvania's 193rd Operations Wing is only Air Force unit operating Commando Solo. It has six aircraft, which saw significant duty in the early days of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Update: The 193rd now has a complete fleet of EC-130Js. Three of the aircraft are fully mission-capable "hard wired" Commando Solos; the other four await funding to complete the conversion. [11] F-16 Fighting Falcon The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. Designed as a lightweight fighter, it evolved into a successful multirole aircraft. Description: Multirole fighter Air Frame Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Entered Air Force Service: 1979 Basic Variants: F-16C/D Guard Usage: Air Guard currently flies 486 F-16s, or more than about 40 percent of the Air Force fleet. Some of them are older models; however, Litening Il targeting pod has made them some of the world's most lethal fighters. Almost all have seen action at home or overseas in the war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism . BRAC will eliminate nine Air Guard F-16 units, retiring many of the older aircraft in the process. Update: Guard F-16s require improvements to their fire-control computer, target-cueing capability, defensive systems, communication and electronic countermeasures, as well as other systems, if they are to remain viable. The aircraft is scheduled to retire from the Air Force inventory, including the Air Guard, as the F-35 Lightning Il enters service. [12] F-22A Raptor Description: New air-dominance, multirole fighter Air Frame Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin, Boeing Entered Air Force Service: 2005 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Virginia's 192nd Fighter Wing has transitioned into an associate unit under the 1st Fighter Wing at LangleyAir Force Base, Va., the Air Force's first operational F-22 unit. Virginia pilots fly the aircraft, which technically belong to the active component. Updated: Guard will receive its first F-22s in 2010, when the Hawaii Guard receives 18 Raptors. [13] F-15 Eagle Description: Air supremacy fighter Air Frame Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas Entered Air Force Service: 1972 Basic Variants: F-15A/B A/B Airborne A/B Afterburner (jet engines) A/B Air Blast A/B Answerback A/B Auto-brake A/B Air Bus A/B Afterburning , F-ISC/D and F-ISE (Strike Eagle) Guard Usage: Guard flies 90 combat-coded F-15s from bases around the country. There also is a squadron in Oregon that serves as a training unit. BRAC will eliminate one Guard F-15 unit (Missouri), create a new one (Montana) and shift one across a state (Massachusetts). The F-15 may stay in the fleet until 2030. Update: Guard will begin flying the F-15 Strike Eagle in 2018 as the F-16s are retired. Topping the upgrade list are active-electronically-scanned-array radars, which are set for fielding next year. [14] KC-135 Stratotanker Description: Air refueler with some airlift capability Air Frame Manufacturer: Boeing Entered Air Force Service: 1956 Basic Variants: KC-135E and KC-135R Guard Usage: Air Guard currently files 217, or about 45 percent of the Air Force's KC-135s. BRAC will eliminate five Guard refueling wings, thereby retiring many of the oldest KC-135s. Update: The Air Force's top procurement priority is a new tanker, but the selection process is mired mire n. 1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog. 2. Deep slimy soil or mud. 3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty. v. in delays. In February, the Air Force awarded a contract to the Northrop Grumman/EADS/Airbus consortium to build new tankers. However, the Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. found significant errors in the contract. The Pentagon, which is now overseeing the process, recently reopened the bidding. Fielding plans for the new tanker include the Guard. [15] E-8C Joint STARS Description: Airborne battle management, command-and-control, surveillance and reconnaissance platform Air Frame Manufacturer: Boeing/Northrup Grumman Entered Air Force Service: 1966 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Only one unit flies the E-8C, a modified Boeing 707-300 series commercial airframe: the 116th Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., a Total Force wing that combines active-component members and Guardsmen. [16] HH-60G Pave Hawk Description: UH-60 Black Hawk specifically modified for rescue operations Air Frame Manufacturer: Sikorsky Entered Air Force Service: 1982 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Guard units in Alaska, California and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of fly 18 of the Air Force's total 105 Pave Hawks. Update: Air Force officials are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new combat-search-and-rescue helicopter to replace the Pave Hawk. It is among their top-five procurement priorities. Announcement of a final selection contract award is expected next month. [17] RC-26B Condor Description: Manned intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
Air Frame Manufacturer: Fairchild Republic Company Entered Air Force Service: 1989 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Eleven states have one RC-26B.They are used in counterdrug, emergency response and homeland security missions as well as overseas in the war on terror. The 11 aircraft are the only RC-26Bs in the Air Force fleet. Update: RC-26Bs are in urgent need of upgrades, including state-of-the-art video equipment, improved avionics and improved situational awareness. [18] MQ-9 Reaper (Coming Attraction) Description: Unmanned aerial vehicle with persistent hunter-killer capability Air Frame Manufacturer: General Atomics Entered Air Force Service: 2007 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: New York's 174th Fighter Wing is scheduled to become the Guard's first Reaper reaper, early farm machine drawn by draft animals or tractor and used to harvest grain. Its historical predecessors were the sickle and the cradle scythe, which are still used in some parts of the world. unit late next year or in early 2010. Update: Sometimes compared to an F-16 Fighting Falcon, the aircraft the 174th is giving up, the Predator can carry a payload that might include eight Hellfire hell·fire n. The fire of hell, considered as punishment for sinners. hellfire Noun the torment of hell, imagined as eternal fire Noun 1. missiles, two 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions and two Sidewinder sidewinder, common name for a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. air-to-air missiles. Only 10 are currently in the Air Force fleet. [19] MQ-1 Predator Description: Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) ) capable of reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition For the RSTA/ISTAR/STA doctrine, see . For Artillery STA, see . For the USMC snipers, see . Air Frame Manufacturer: General Atomics Entered Air Force Service: 2002 Basic Variants: One Guard Usage: Units in Arizona, California and North Dakota conduct Predator missions. They fly about one-third of the UAV combat air patrols in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Nevada Air Guard is supporting aircrew training. Update: Guard is standing up a fourth Predator unit (Texas). © 2008 National Guard Association of the United States Provided by ProQuest LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . All Rights Reserved. 
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