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To: yarddog

I just noticed it said "fighter group" instead of "fighter wing" whatever the difference is.


11 posted on 05/16/2005 6:03:53 PM PDT by yarddog
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To: yarddog
There are squadrons in a group, groups in a wing and wings in an air force.

The 23d Fighter Group is the home of the Air Force's legendary Flying Tigers and is headquartered at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.. The group is a unit of 4th Figher Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, NC; Ninth Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, SC; and Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, VA. The 23rd Fighter Group's primary mission is forward air control, close-air support, interdiction and combat search and rescue operations.

The 23d Fighter Group, in conjunction with the 43d Wing at Pope Air Force Base, provides the global reach and global power of the United States Air Force - capable of deploying a self-sustaining war fighting package anywhere in the world at a moment's notice, to form our nation's premiere forced entry capability with the United States Army. To carry out this mission, the group has two operational squadrons assigned: the 74th and the 75th Fighter Squadrons flying A-10s. The A-10A is a single-seat tactical fighter and light attack aircraft. It was the first Air Force aircraft specifically designed to perform the close-air support mission. The aircraft assigned to the group have the unique "Shark Teeth" nose art on them. The Flying Tigers are the only Air Force unit authorized to carry this distinctive and historical aircraft marking. The 23d Fighter Group has more than 880 people assigned.

As for the A-10, back in the 1980's when I had my sailboat, there was nothing like sailing on Chesapeake Bay on a Saturday afternoon and having the Maryland ANG A-10's buzz me a few feet above the mast. Awesome, as the youngsters would say.

31 posted on 05/16/2005 7:04:40 PM PDT by jackbill
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