Atlantic City/Intl (NJ) (KACY)

RWY 04/22, 13/31     POS 39°27'27"N 074°34'38"W     ELEV 76 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
177th FW
177th OG (NJ ANG)
119th FS F-16C
F-16D
Jersey Devils AC red/grey


306th FS* F-16C
F-16D
The Gunners AC
*306th FS is an active duty associate unit of the 119th FS.

Atlantic City is known for gambling, but we like AC coded F-16s as well

(Nellis AFB, 29 January 2020, Manolito Jaarsma

104th FS came to join the Air Defender exercise in 2023. In the second week, they deployed to Schleswig-Jagel.

(Schleswig-Jagel, 20 June 2023, Fred van Horrik)

Baltimore/Martin State (MD) (KMTN)

RWY 15/33     POS 39°19'32"N 076°24'50"W     ELEV 22 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
175th Wing
175th OG (MD ANG)
104th FS A-10C Fightin' O's MD multi
The ANG facility at the airfield is called Warfield ANGB.

Bangor/Intl (ME) (KBGR)

RWY 15/33     POS 44°48'27"N 068°49'41"W     ELEV 192 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
101st ARW
101st OG (ME ANG)
132nd ARS KC-135R Maineiacs - white/green

Bedford/Laurence G. Hanscom Field (MA) (KBED)

RWY 05/23, 11/29     POS 42°28'12"N 071°17'20"W     ELEV 132 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
653rd ELSW
653rd ELSG
430st EECS E-11A Black Wolves
The E-11As are operated by the 430st EECS from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia under jurisdiction of the 653rd ELSW from Hanscom AFB, (MA).

This E-11 of the 430st EECS visited Belfast in July 2018.

(Belfast, 29 July 2018, Paul Harvey)

Brand new Vermont F-35s at Spangdahlem in 2022

(Spangdahlem, 18 May 2022, Frank Noort)

Burlington/Intl (VT) (KBTV)

RWY 15/33     POS 44°28'23"N 073°09'01"W     ELEV 334 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
158th FW
158th OG (VT ANG)
134th FS F-35A Green Mountain Boys VT grey/grey
495th FG
(AFRC)
315th FS F-35A VT green/yellow
The 315th Fighter Squadron is an active squadron of the United States Air Force. It is an active associate fighter squadron assigned to the 495th Fighter Group and integrated into the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard.

Charleston/Yeager (WV) (KCRW)

RWY 05/23, 15/33     POS 38°22'23"N 081°35'35"W     ELEV 982 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
130th AW
130th OG (WV ANG)
130th AS C-130J-30
Charlie West - black/yellow

Dover AFB (DE) (KDOV)

RWY 01/19, 14/32     POS 39°07'48"N 075°27'59"W     ELEV 30 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
436th AW
436th OG (AMC)
3rd AS C-17A Third but first - blue/yellow


9th AS C-5M The Proud Pelicans - blue/yellow
512th AW
512th OG (AFRC)
326th AS (C-17A) Flying Bunnies - blue/yellow


709th AS (C-5M) Global Airlift - blue/yellow
The 512th AW is an Associate unit to the 436th AW and borrows their aircraft, as needed.

Harrisburg/Intl (PA) (KMDT)

RWY 13/31     POS 40°11'37"N 076°45'48"W     ELEV 310 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
193rd SOW
193rd OG (PA ANG)
193rd SOS MC-130J Quiet Professionals - -

JB Andrews (MD) (KADW)
NAF Washington (Camp Springs)

RWY 01L/19R, 01R/19L     POS 38°48'39"N 076°52'01"W     ELEV 279 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
89th AW
89th OG (AMC)
Presidential Airlift Squadron VC-25A
- -


1st AS C-32A
C-40B
- -


99th AS C-37A
C-37B
Special Air Mission Foreign - -
11th Wing
811th OG (AFDW)
1st HS UH-1N First and Foremost - -
113th Wing
113th OG (DC ANG)
121st FS F-16C
F-16D
Capitol Guardians DC red/white


201st AS C-40C Hoku - -
459th ARW
459th OG (AFRC)
756th ARS KC-135R - yellow/black
495th FG

53rd FS F-16C
F-16D
Tigers DC
The 53rd FS is an active duty associate unit of the 121st FS.

The 1st Helicopter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland and is assigned to the 811th Operations Group, 11th Wing. It supports the Washington D.C. capital area with airlift for the Executive Branch, high-ranking dignitaries and military leaders as well as other VIPs

(Andrews AFB, 01 May 2023, Frank Noort)

The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.

(Brussels, 13 June 2021, Frank Noort)

Langley AFB (VA) (KLFI)

RWY 08/26     POS 37°04'38"N 076°21'38"W     ELEV 11 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
1st FW
1st OG (ACC)
27th FS F-22A
Fightin' Eagles FF grey/grey


7th FTS T-38A Screamin' Demons FF grey/grey


71st FS F-22A Ironmen FF grey/grey


94th FS F-22A Hat in the Ring FF grey/grey
192nd FW
192nd OG (VA ANG)
149th FS (F-22A) FF grey/grey
The 71st Fighter Squadron is the formal training unit for the F-22A.
The 149th FS is an Associate unit to the 1st FW and borrows their aircraft, as needed.

"FF" is the two letter code used by the squadrons under the 1st FW at Langley AFB. FF stands for first fighter.

(Kleine Brogel, 17 Oct 2018, Stephan van den Krommenacker)

The 167th AW/167th AS operates the C-17 from Martinsburg/Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base.

(Ramstein 20 August 2021, Manolito Jaarsma)

Martinsburg/Eastern WV Regl-Shepherd Field (WV) (KMRB)

RWY 17/35, 08/26     POS 39°24'07"N 077°59'04"W     ELEV 557 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
167th AW
167th OG (WV ANG)
167th AS C-17A Mountaineer Pride Worldwide (WV) red/blue

McGuire Field (NJ) (KWRI)
Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst

RWY 06/24, 18/36     POS 40°00'56"N 074°35'30"W     ELEV 131 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
305th AMW
305th OG (AMC)
2nd ARS KC-46A Second to None - blue/red


6th AS C-17A Bully Beef express - blue/yellow


32nd ARS KC-46A Linking the Continents - blue/blue
514th AMW
514th OG (AFRC)
732nd AS (C-17A) Fly with the Ram - blue/yellow
108th Wing
108th OG (NJ ANG)
141st ARS (KC-46A) Tigers - black/yellow


150th SOS C-32B Guardians of the gate


170th ARS (KC-46A) - black/yellow
57th Wing
USAFWS (ACC)
57th WPS (C-17A) - blue/yellow
The 141st ARS also borrows aircraft from the 305th AMW, as needed.
The 57th WPS is an instructor school unit operated by the 305th AMW and 62nd AW and borrows their aircraft, as needed.
The 514th AMW is an Associate unit to the 305th AMW and borrows their aircraft, as needed.

McGuire C-17s are seen all over the world.

(Leeuwarden, 4 September 2014, Ronald Klooster)

The 150th Special Operations Squadron, equipped with the C-32B aircraft, is a unit of the 108th Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard. It provides global airlift to special response teams within the Department of Defense and other agencies.

(Ramstein, 17 September 2020, Vincent Loedeman)

Niagara Falls/Intl (NY) (KIAG)
Niagara Falls ANGB

RWY 06/24, 10L/28R, 10R/28L     POS 43°06'26"N 078°56'43"W     ELEV 590 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
914th ARW
914th OG (AFRC)
328th ARS KC-135R
107th ATKW
107th OG (NY ANG)
136th ATKS MQ-9A New York's Finest

Pittsburgh/Greater Pittsburgh Intl (PA) (KPIT)

RWY 10L/28R, 10C/28C, 10R/28L, 14/32     POS 40°29'29"N 080°13'58"W     ELEV 120 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
171st ARW
171st OG (PA ANG)
146th ARS KC-135T Pride Vigilance Honor - black/yellow


147th ARS KC-135T Steel ANG - black/yellow
911th AW
911th OG (AFRC)
758th AS C-17A black/yellow

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ANG KC-135T at Geilenkirchen.

(Geilenkirchen 12 November 2021, Rolf Flinzner

And a KC-46, also taken at Geilenkirchen. This is the 16-46013 from the New Hampshire ANG, based at Pease AFB.

(Geilenkirchen, 23 June 2024, Manolito Jaarsma)

Portsmouth/Pease Intl Tradeport (NH) (KPSM)

RWY 16/34     POS 43°04'41"N 070°49'24"W     ELEV 101 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
157th ARW
157th OG (NH ANG)
133rd ARS KC-46A Wildcats - blue/white
22nd ARW
22nd OG (AMC)
64th ARS KC-46A Phoenix Rising blue/white
The 64th ARS is an Air Force active Duty associateunit to the 157th ARW, NH ANG.

Quonset State-Holland ANGB (RI) (KOQU)

RWY 01/19, 05/23, 16/34     POS 41°35'50"N 071°24'44"W     ELEV 19 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
143rd AW
143rd OG (RI ANG)
143rd AS C-130J-30 Rhodies - red/white

Schenectady/County-Stratton ANGB (NY) (KSCH)

RWY 04/22, 10/28     POS 42°51'10"N 073°55'46"W     ELEV 378 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
109th AW
109th OG (NY ANG)
139th AS C-130H
LC-130H
Always Ready, Ever Willing - -
The 139th AS will continue as a LC-130H unit, using the C-130H for crew trainings in between the Artic season.

Stewart/Intl (NY) (KSWF)
Newburgh

RWY 09/27, 16/34     POS 41°30'15"N 074°06'17"W     ELEV 491 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
105th AW
105th OG (NY ANG)
137th AS C-17A The Fearless Ones - blue/white

Syracuse/Hancock Intl (NY) (KSYR)

RWY 06/24, 10/28, 14/32     POS 43°06'40"N 076°06'23"W     ELEV 421 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
49th Wing
49th OG (AETC)
491st ATKS MQ-9A The Ringers

Westfield/Barnes Muni (MA) (KBAF)

RWY 02/20, 15/33     POS 42°09'28"N 072°42'56"W     ELEV 271 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
104th FW
104th OG (MA ANG)
131st FS F-15C
F-15D
Barnstormers MA red/white

The 131st Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Massachusetts Air National Guard 104th Fighter Wing located at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Massachusetts. The 131st is equipped with the F-15C/D Eagle.

(Hohn, 14 June 2023, Frank Noort)

The HC-130J's of 102nd RQS are based at Westhampton Beach/The Francis S. Gabreski ANGB. They are not often seen in Europe, so this was a special catch for people at Ramstein.

(Ramstein, 28 July 2020, Rolf Flinzner)

Westhampton Beach/Francis S. Gabreski ANGB (NY) (KFOK)

RWY 01/19, 06/24, 15/33     POS 40°50'37"N 072°37'55"W     ELEV 66 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
106th RQW
106th OG (NY ANG)
101st RQS HH-60G
HH-60W
Servare vitam (To save lives) -


102nd RQS HC-130J That others may live LI

Westover ARB-Metropolitan (MA) (KCEF)

RWY 05/23, 15/33     POS 42°11'52"N 072°31'48"W     ELEV 245 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
439th AW
439th OG (AFRC)
337th AS C-5M Patriot Wing - red/white

Wheeler Sack AAF (Fort Drum) (NY) (KGTB)

RWY 03/21, 08/26, 15/33     POS 44°03'20"N 075°43'11"W     ELEV 688 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
174th ATKW
174th OG (NY ANG)
138th ATKS MQ-9A
Although the pilots are at Syracuse Hancock IAP (NY), the MQ-9A aircraft are based at Fort Drum (NY).

Wilmington/New Castle County (DE) (KILG)

RWY 01/19, 09/27, 14/32     POS 39°40'43"N 075°36'24"W     ELEV 80 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
166th AW
166th OG (DE ANG)
142nd AS C-130H The First State blue/black

Windsor Locks/Bradley Intl (CT) (KBDL)

RWY 01/19, 06/24, 15/33     POS 41°56'20"N 072°40'60"W     ELEV 174 ft

Wing Squadron Aircraft Type(s) Name Tail Code Tail Colour Badge
103rd AW
103rd OG (CT ANG)
118th AS C-130H Flying Yankees yellow/blue

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