United States Air Force - Conus - Southern East Coast
Birmingham/Intl (AL) (KBHM) Sumpter Smith ANGB - Army Aviation Support Facility #2 |
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RWY 18/36, 05/23 POS 33°33'47"N 086°45'13"W ELEV 644 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
117th ARW 117th OG (AL ANG) |
106th ARS | KC-135R | Summo Est Opportunitas | - | white/red | |
The ANG facility at the airfield is called Sumpter Smith ANGB. |
Geilenkirchen is not only known for its based E-3A fleet, but also for the regular ANG KC-135 tanker deployments throughout the year. In January 2020, it was Alabama's turn.
(Geilenkirchen 16 January 2020, Rolf Flinzner)
This beautiful backdrop can be seen at Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Charleston C-17 on the foreground is not bad looking either.
(Geneva, 25 May 2021, Robert Ehrenstein)
Charleston AFB (SC) (KCHS) |
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RWY 3/21, 15/33 POS 32°53'55"N 080°02'26"W ELEV 46 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
437th AW 437th OG (AMC) |
14th AS | C-17A | Pelican | - | yellow/blue | |
15th AS | C-17A | Global Eagles | - | yellow/blue | ||
16th AS | C-17A | Lions | - | yellow/blue | ||
315th AW 315th OG (AFRC) |
300th AS | (C-17A) | Ad Adstra | - | yellow/blue | |
317th AS | (C-17A) | First in Reserve | - | yellow/blue | ||
701st AS | (C-17A) | Turtles | - | yellow/blue | ||
The 315th AW is an Associate unit to the 437th AW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. |
Charlotte/Douglas Intl (NC) (KCLT) |
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RWY 05/23, 18L/36R, 18R/36L POS 35°12'50"N 080°56'35"W ELEV 749 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
145th AW 145th OG (NC ANG) |
156th AS | C-17A | First in Flight | - | blue/yellow | |
Dobbins ARB (GA) (KMGE) NAS Atlanta; Clay County Guard Center |
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RWY 11/29 POS 33°54'55"N 084°30'59"W ELEV 1068 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
94th AW 94th OG (AFRC) |
700th AS | C-130H | black/yellow | |||
Dobbins Hercules for the Market Garden memorial at Eindhoven in 2020
(Eindhoven, 7 Sep 2020, Stephan van den Krommenacker)
The 524th SOS is an associatie unit under the 492nd SOW. They organize, train, educate and equip forces to conduct special operations missions using the C-146.
Rotterdam-The Hague Airport, 17 March 2024, Pieter Bes)
Duke Field (Eglin AF Aux. Nr.3) (FL) (KEGI) |
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RWY 18/36 POS 30°39'01"N 086°31'22"W ELEV 191 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
96th TW 96th OG (AFMC) |
413th FLTS | UH-1N (AC-130J) (HC-130J) (MC-130J) (HH-60W) |
ET | |||
919th SOW 919th SOG (AFRC) |
859th SOS | C-146A | ||||
492nd SOW 492nd OG (AFSOC) |
(524th SOS) | C-146A | ||||
The 413th FLTS operates two UH-1N Hueys. All other platforms are on loan from units for testing/evaluating. The 492nd Special Operations Wing is an associated unit from the 919th SOW. They organize, train, educate and equip forces to conduct special operations missions. |
Eglin AFB (FL) (KVPS) Northwest Florida Regional |
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RWY 01/19, 12/30 POS 30°28'60"N 086°31'31"W ELEV 85 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
33rd FW 33rd OG (ACC) |
58th FS | F-35A | Gorillas | EG | ||
60th FS | F-35A | Fighting Crows | EG | |||
53rd Wing 53rd TEG (ACC) |
85th TES | F-15E F-15EX F-16CM F-16DM |
Skulls | OT | black/white | |
96th TW 96th OG (AFMC) |
40th FLTS | A-10C F-15C F-15D F-15E F-15EX F-16C F-16CM F-16DM XQ-58A |
ET | black/white | ||
417th FLTS | C-130J | |||||
926th Group (AFRC) |
84th TES | (F-15C) (F-16CM) (F-16DM) |
OT | black/white | ||
The 84th TES is an Associate unit to the 53rd Wing and borrows their aircraft, as needed. |
EG codes F-35 just after it has been "born" at the Lockheed-Martin factory in Fort Worth.
(Fort Worth, 14 January 2014, Sebastiaan Does)
The "Makos" from Homestead, FL visited Lakenheath in 2019.
(Lakenheath, 14 May 2019, Nicholas Hoenich)
Homestead/Regional-ARS (FL) (KHST) |
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RWY 05/23 POS 25°29'18"N 080°23'01"W ELEV 7 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
482nd FW 482nd OG (AFRC) |
93rd FS | F-16C F-16D |
Makos | FM | black/white | |
125th FW 125th OG (FL ANG) |
125th FW Det.1 | F-15C F-15D |
Jaguars | blue/white | ||
495th FG (AFRC) |
367th FS | F-16C F-16D |
Vultures | FM | black/white | |
For QRA duties, the 125th FW maintains a detachment of four F-15s at Homestead ARS. |
Hurlburt Field (FL) (KHRT) Mary Esther |
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RWY 18/36 POS 30°25'44"N 086°41'20"W ELEV 36 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
1st SOW 1st OG (AFSOC) |
4th SOS | AC-130J | Ghostriders | - | - | |
8th SOS | CV-22B | Black Birds | - | - | ||
15th SOS | MC-130J | - | - | |||
34th SOS | U-28A | |||||
65th SOS | MQ-9A | Scientes Fortuna Iuvat | ||||
319th SOS | U-28A |
- | - | |||
125th FW 125th OG (FL ANG) |
249th SOS | CV-22B | ||||
57th Wing USAFWS (ACC) |
14th WPS | (AC-130J) (MC-130J) (U-28A) |
Aircommandos | - | - | |
492nd SOW 492nd OG (AFSOC) |
18th SOTES | (CV-22B) | ||||
19th SOS | (AC-130J) (MC-130J) (U-28A) |
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919th SOW 919th SOG (AFRC) |
2nd SOS | MQ-9A | The Scorpions | |||
5th SOS | (AC-130J) U-28A |
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The 14th WPS is an instructor school unit and borrows 1st SOW aircraft, as needed. The 18th Special Operations Test and Evaluation Squadron, 18th SOTES, borrows a/c from active units when needed. 19th SOS is part of the Special Operations Tranings Centre and borrows aircraft when needed. The 492nd Special Operations Wing is an associated unit from the 919th SOW. They organize, train, educate and equip forces to conduct special operations missions. |
The U-28A provides manned fixed-wing tactical airborne ISR support to humanitarian operations, search and rescue and conventional and special operation missions.
(Chania-Souda Bay, 10 September 2018, Westleigh Bushell)
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft.
(Spangdahlem, 17 September 2021, Rolf Flinzner)
Jacksonville/Intl (FL) (KJAX) |
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RWY 07/25, 13/31 POS 30°29'39"N 081°41'16"W ELEV 30 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
125th FW 125th OG (FL ANG) |
159th FS | F-15C F-15D F-35 (o/o) |
Jaguars | blue/white | ||
The F-15C/D Eagles will move out of service and be replaced by the F-35A. |
Lowe AHP (Fort Novosel) (AL) (KLOR) |
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RWY HEL POS 31°21'21"N 085°45'04"W ELEV 294 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
58th SOW 58th OG (AETC) |
23rd FTS | TH-1H UH-1H |
FN | - | ||
Lowe AHP is one of several airfields within Fort Novosel. |
MacDill AFB (FL) (KMCF) |
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RWY 04/22 POS 27°50'57"N 082°31'17"W ELEV 14 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
6th ARW 6th OG (AMC) |
50th ARS | KC-135R KC-135T |
blue/white | |||
91st ARS | KC-135R KC-135T |
- | blue/white | |||
927th ARW 927th OG (AFRC) |
63rd ARS | (KC-135R) (KC-135T) |
- | blue/white | ||
The 927th ARW is an Associate unit to the 6th ARW and borrows their aircraft, as needed. |
Maxwell AFB (KMXF) |
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RWY 15/33 POS 32°22'59"N 086°21'57"W ELEV 170 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
908th FTW 908th OG (AFRC) |
24th HS (FTU) | MH-139A | blue/white | |||
703rd HS | MH-139A | blue/white | ||||
McEntire JNGB (SC) (KMMT) |
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RWY 05/23, 14/32 POS 33°55'15"N 080°48'04"W ELEV 254 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
169th FW 169th OG (SC ANG) |
157th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Swamp Foxes | grey/white | ||
495th FG (AFRC) |
316th FS | F-16C F-16D |
grey/white | |||
The 316th 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 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire ANG Station. |
No need to guess which ANG this F-16 belongs to. 157th FS proudly wearing the title.
(Fort Worth Naval Air Station JRB, 4 Sep 2019, Garret Heller)
The 100th FS has recently switched to the F-35. Some of them are even painted with a red tail to honour the Tuskegee airmen.
(Fort Worth, 16 May 2024, Gail Snyder)
Montgomery RAP/ Dannelly Field (AL) (KMGM) Army Aviation Support Facility #1 |
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RWY 03/21, 10/28 POS 32°18'02"N 086°23'38"W ELEV 221 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
187th FW 187th OG (AL ANG) |
100th FS | F-35A | Red Tails | AL | red/white | |
495th FG (AFRC) |
377th FS | F-35A | AL | red/white | ||
Moody AFB (GA) (KVAD) |
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RWY 18L/36R, 18R/36L POS 30°58'05"N 083°11'35"W ELEV 235 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
23rd Wing 23rd OG (ACC) |
74th FS | A-10C | Flying Tigers | FT | blue/white | |
75th FS | A-10C | Tiger Sharks | FT | black/white | ||
41st RQS | HH-60W | Jolly Green | FT | green | ||
71st RQS | HC-130J |
Kings | FT MY |
blue blue |
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442nd FW 476th FG (AFRC) |
76th FS | A-10C | Vanguards | FT | red | |
The 76th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force Reserve unit. It is assigned to the 476th Fighter Group and stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The 476th Foghter Group is assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing, at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The 476th Fighter Group is an Air Force Reserve associate unit linked to the 23rd Fighter Group at Moody Air Force Base. The 442nd FW oversees the 476th FG administrative and mission-support needs not provided by Moody's host, active-duty wing. |
Enjoy them as long as you can, the A-10 is still in service at the USAF
(Hill AFB, Rob van Disseldorp, 17 August 2022)
PA coded T-1s from Pensacola are not often seen. Ad Jan Altevogt was lucky at Oshkosh.
(Oshkosh, 23 July 2018, Ad Jan Altevogt)
NAS Pensacola (FL) (KNPA) Forrest Sherman Field |
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RWY 01/19, 07L/25R, 07R/25L POS 30°21'12"N 087°19'05"W ELEV 28ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
12th FTW 479th FTG (AETC) |
451st FTS | T-1A | AP | multi | ||
455th FTS | T-6A | AP | multi | |||
Patrick AFB (FL) (KCOF) |
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RWY 02/20, 11/29 POS 28°14'22"N 080°36'27"W ELEV 9 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
920th RQW 920th OG (AFRC) |
39th RQS | HC-130J |
Crown/King | FL | black | |
301st RQS | HH-60G | Guardian Wings | FL | |||
Pope AAF (NC) (KPOB) |
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RWY 05/23, 05/23H POS 35°10'15"N 079°00'52"W ELEV 218 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
AFSOC |
427th SOS | Ce208B CN235 C295W PC-6 UV-20A |
- | - | ||
Robins AFB (GA) (KWRB) |
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RWY 15/33 POS 32°38'25"N 083°35'31"W ELEV 295 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
319th RW 319th OG (ACC) |
18th ACCS | E-11A | ||||
AFMC |
Warner Robins ALC | C-5M C-130 F-15 U-2 |
- | - | ||
413rd FLTG (AFRC) |
339th FLTS | F-15C/D/E C-130 C-5M |
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The first new E-11A for the 18th ACCS arrived on 24 April 2023. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center provides major overhaul for the aircraft types mentioned. The 339th Flight Test Squadron is a United States Air Force unit based at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is part of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, with a mission to certify aircraft as worthy to return to service. The squadron is responsible for conducting flight tests on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle after program depot maintenance is completed. |
Savannah/Intl (GA) (KSAV) |
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RWY 09/27, 18/36 POS 32°07'39"N 081°12'08"W ELEV 50 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
165th AW 165th OG (GA ANG) |
158th AS | C-130H C-130J (o/o) |
(GA) | red/blue | ||
Seymour Johnson AFB (NC) (KGSB) |
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RWY 08/26 POS 35°20'22"N 077°57'38"W ELEV 109 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
4th FW 4th OG (ACC) |
333rd FS (FTU) | F-15E | Lancers | SJ | red | |
334th FS (FTU) | F-15E | Fighting Eagles | SJ | blue | ||
335th FS | F-15E | Chiefs | SJ | green | ||
336th FS | F-15E | Rocketeers | SJ | yellow | ||
916th ARW 916th OG (AFRC) |
77th ARS | KC-46A | The Totin' Tigers | - | green/yellow | |
911th ARS | KC-46A | First in Flight | - | green/yellow | ||
944th FW 414th FG |
307th FS | F-15E | Stingers | SJ | ||
The 911th Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. The squadron is the Air Force’s very first active duty squadron that is under the command of a reserve wing. In October of 2016, the 911th, formerly geographically separated from the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill AFB, FL and operated as the active duty associate to the 916th Air Refueling Wing, became the first “I-Wing” or Integrated Wing. The 307th Fighter Squadron (307 FS) is an F-15E Strike Eagle unit and is part of the AFRC's 414th FG. This group was activated in its current role as an associate unit in 2010, flying and maintaining the same aircraft as the regular Air Force 4th Fighter Wing. |
335th FS Strike Eagle departing RAF Lakenheath
(Lakenheath, 22 March 2022, Frank Noort)
77th TFS at Shaw AFB is recognisable with its yellow tail band
(Nellis, 29 January 2019, Frank Noort)
Shaw AFB (SC) (KSSC) |
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RWY 4L/22R, 4R/22L POS 33°58'23"N 080°28'22"W ELEV 242 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
20th FW 20th OG (ACC) |
55th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Fighting Fifty Fifth | SW | black/white | |
77th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Gamblers | SW | red/white | ||
79th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Tigers | SW | tiger | ||
Tyndall AFB (FL) (KPAM) |
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RWY 13L/31R, 13R/31L POS 30°04'12"N 085°34'34"W ELEV 18 ft | ||||||
Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
325th FW 325th OG (ACC) |
2nd FTS | T-38A | American Beagle Squadron | TY | red | |
43rd FS | F-35A (o/o) | Hornets | TY | grey/grey | ||
95th FS | F-35A | Mr. Bones | TY | |||
53rd Wing 53rd WEG (ACC) |
82nd ATRS | E-9A QF-16C/D |
TD | red | ||
148th FW 148th OG (MN ANG) |
179th FS Det.1 | F-16CM F-16DM |
Bulldogs | MN | blue/white | |
44th FG 44th OG (AFRC) |
301st FS | (F-35A) | TY | |||
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