FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho ~ 19 AUG 2025

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Road Trip: Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho

Mountain Home Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in the western United States. Located in southwestern Idaho in Elmore County, the base is twelve miles southwest of Mountain Home, which is forty miles southeast of Boise via Interstate 84. The base is also used by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), which has a detachment of F-15SG fighters on long term assignment to the base and a squadron composing of RSAF and USAF personnel.

The host unit at Mountain Home since 1972 has been the 366th Fighter Wing (366 FW) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), nicknamed the "Gunfighters." The base's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.

Mountain Home AFB and the 366th Wing have a rich history that stretches back more than 50 years to the United States' entry into World War II. Although the wing itself was
not activated until after World War II, it shares the World War II heritage of the 366th Operations Group, whose precursor organization, the 366th Fighter Group, stood up
about the same time the base was being built. In early 1991, the Air Force announced that the 366th would become the Air Force's premier "air intervention" composite wing.

The F-15E Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. An array of avionics and electronics systems gives the F-15E the capability to fight at low altitude, day or night and in all weather.

The aircraft uses two crew members, a pilot and a weapon systems officer. Previous models of the F-15 are assigned air-to-air roles; the "E" model is a dual-role fighter. It has the capability to fight its way to a target over long ranges, destroy enemy ground positions and fight its way out.

The aircraft's navigation system uses a laser gyro and a Global Positioning System to continuously monitor the aircraft's position and provide information to the central computer and other systems, including a digital moving map in both cockpits.

The 389th FS "Thunderbolts" are comprised of approximately 400 airmen and more than 21 F-15E aircraft. The squadron is responsible for sustaining combat readiness to conduct a variety of short-notice contingency operations worldwide.

The aircrew train and maintain world-class proficiency to accomplish a vast array of combat missions including close air support, interdiction, defensive counter-air, strategic attack, and suppression of enemy air defenses.

The "T-Bolts" are capable of employing a full arsenal of weaponry including air-to-air missiles, 20mm gun, laser or GPS guided bombs, general purpose munitions, and stand-off weapons.

Learn More About Mountain Home Air Force Base HERE!!

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[PROCON]

Hiya Lauren, thanks for taking us on tonight’s Road Trip!

[radu]

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[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy PROCON, great to see you!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you radu, thank you!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Hi there SkyDancer!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

How are things over your way? You as ready for Fall as I am? LOL

[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

OMG, YES! It needs to be about 20 degrees cooler, then maybe we could function.

Had a marathon work weekend, and not much sleep the last 4 days, so I am off to bed very soon. I’m bushed, LOL!

Hope you have a great week!

*HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you luvie!

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[ExTexasRedhead]

The awesome US military; enjoy!!

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[SkyDancer]

Hai and Good Evening ..... :D

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[luvie]

Hi, lauren! (((hugs))) Great to see you tonight!

We almost got stationed there at Mountain Home, but hubby got out instead. I wasn’t sorry. LOL! It’s COLD up there!

[luvie]

Hi there, Janey! Did you have a great skydiving weekend? Hope you had good weather all weekend!

[SkyDancer]

Hey Luvie, nah, windy, low clouds, but we had hangar time for fun.

[Disambiguator]

Mountain Home is the most mis-named town in the state. It should be called “Desert Weeds” or something aptly descriptive.

Apparently it started out as “Rattlesnake Station.” (Sounds about right)

I looked up some info and was surprised to find that Victor Wooten was originally from there. He must be an Air Force brat.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

How’d it go there today? Did you ever get any rain? I saw there was some in the area but didn’t get to check often, so I don’t know if you got lucky.

Just HAWT here. Still steamy out there now.

[radu]

Pretty much like here. It’s been horrendous. One more day of that, then we cool off a few degrees.

I hope your marathon is over and the rest of the week is a good one for you.