GWB and the Air Guard

Hi Gang

Here's a list of F-100 Super Sabre-equipped Air National Guard units that
were activated and served overseas in Viet Nam. Two other Super
Sabre-equipped A.N.G. units served in Korea as well. While two more were
called to active duty to serve in CONUS to cover for active duty units that
were deployed to Southeast Asia.

120th TFS
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Home Base - Buckley Denver, Colorado
Activated in January 1968
Overseas Assignment - Phan Rang Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam
Personnel Deployed - 900 personnel
Deactivation Date - 30th of April 1969
*** Note: The 120th TFS entered combat on the 5th of May 1968, just two
days after its arrival in country. It completed its 1,000 mission fifty-one
days later.

174th TFS
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Home Base - Sioux City, Iowa
Activated in January 1968
Overseas Assignment - Phu Cat Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam
Personnel Deployed - 853 personnel
Deactivation Date - 28th of May 1969

188th TFS
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Home Base - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Activated - January 1968
Overseas Assignment - Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam
Personnel Deployed - 831 personnel
Deactivation Date - 4th of June 1969

136th TFS
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Home Base - Niagara Falls, New York
Activated in January 1968
Overseas Assignment - Tuy Hoa Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam
Personnel Deployed - 811 personnel
Deactivation Date - 11th of June 1969

** Pilots from these four squadrons flew 24, 124 sorties and 38, 614 combat
hours. If you include the 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron whose ranks were
predominately personnel of the Air National Guard, then the above totals
rise to approximately 30,000 sorties and 50,000 combat hours. Air National
Guard losses included 14 aircraft, 7 pilots and 1 intelligence officer
serving as an observer.

In 1973, Air Force Chief of Staff, General George S. Brown made this quote
when talking of the A.N.G. squadrons in Viet Nam.

"I had.five F-100 Air Nation Guard squadrons.These were the five best in the
field. The aircrews were a little older, but they were more experienced,
and the maintenance people were also more experienced than the regular
units. They had done the same work on the same weapon systems for years,
and they had [personnel] stability that a regular unit doesn't have."


Cheers.Chris