Two Active-duty Squadrons join Guard Wings; Herk Nation adds ANG training unit.
Atlantic City International Airport
Two Active-duty squadrons joined wings of the Air National Guard. The 306th Fighter Squadron became an associate of New Jersey’s 177th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16s; and the 64th Air Refueling Squadron joined New Hampshire’s 157th Air Refueling Wing, which flies KC-46s.
The New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing has a “no fail” mission and must keep F-16s on alert to respond to threats to the country’s northeast, even though the local community has been hit hard by the new coronavirus. COVID-19 has created a ...