The 188th Wing hosted more than 133 Civil Air Patrol cadets from Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Kansas, and Massachusetts for their 2023 encampment on July 12.

The 188th Wing is a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (MQ-9 Reaper), Space Focused Targeting, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Unit based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The men and women of the 188th are able to rapidly deploy and support ground forces all over the world.

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The Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Wing is based at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The 188th Wing features three primary mission sets: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (MQ-9 Reaper); Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (Distributed Ground Station-Arkansas); and Targeting (Space-Focused).

The 188th Wing (188 FW) is a unit of the Arkansas Air National Guard, stationed at Fort Smith Air National Guard Station, Fort Smith, Arkansas. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. …

2013年9月22日 · Feb. 19. 1988 — The 188th begins its conversion to the F-16 with the arrival of the first aircraft. January 1991 — Forty-five members of the 188th were activated for almost six months during Desert Shield/Storm to backfill the hospital at Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Air Force Base.

The 188th entered the era of high technology on July 1, 1988, with delivery of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, recognized as the world's finest multi-role fighter.

The 188th Fighter Wing began as the 184th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Oct. 15, 1953. In 60-plus years of manned aviation, the 188th has logged more than 263,000 flight hours and conducted more than 1,100 complex phase maintenance inspections on 16 different aircraft, nine of which were primary mission aircraft.

EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – The 188th Wing demonstrated resilience and operational effectiveness during a weeklong combat readiness inspection. The wing earned an “effective” rating in

The 188th Wing demonstrated exceptional resilience and operational effectiveness during a high-stakes Combat Readiness Inspection (CRI) held from...