178th OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON – CLXXVIII

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178th OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON

The 178th Operation Support Squadron provides combat and local weather support; exercise and frequency management; scheduling and training functions; simulator contract oversight; Host Aviation Resource Management (HARM) support; weapons and tactics training management; airfield operations oversight; communications development and contract management.

 

178th INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE & RECONNAISSANCE WING

Lineage. Constituted 363rd Fighter Squadron, and activated, on 1 Dec 1942. Inactivated on 20 Aug 1946. Redesignated 162rd Fighter Squadron, and allotted to OH ANG, on 21 Aug 1946. 162nd Fighter Squadron (SE) extended federal recognition on 2 Nov 1947. Redesignated 162nd Fighter-Bomber Squadron in Oct 1952; 162nd Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 1 Jul 1955; Reached group status with federal recognition of 178th Tactical Fighter Group, 15 Oct 1962; 178th Fighter Group, 15 Mar 1992; 178th Fighter Wing, 1 Oct 1995; 178th Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 10 Jun 2010-.

Assignments. 357th Fighter Group, 1 Dec 1942-20 Aug 1946. Ohio ANG, 2 Nov 1947; Air Defense Command, 1 Jul 1960; Tactical Air Command, 15 Oct 1962; Air Combat Command, 1 Jun 1992; Elements gained by Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, 10 Jun 2010-.

Components. Groups. 178th maintenance, later Intelligence Group; 178th Operations, later Reconnaissance Group; 178th Mission Support Group; 178th Medical Group. Squadrons. 162d Fighter, Reconnaissance Squadron; 178th Operational Support Squadron.

Stations. Hamilton Field, CA, 1 Dec 1942; Tonopah AAFld, NV, 7 Mar 1943; Hayward, CA, c. 4 Jun 1943; Pocatello, ID, 4 Oct-9 Nov 1943; Raydon, England, 1 Dec 1943; Leiston, England, 31 Jan 1944; Neubiberg, Germany, c. 21 Jul 1945-20 Aug 1946. Cox-Dayton MAP, OH, 2 Nov 1947; Springfield MAP, OH, 1 Sep 1955-.

Aircraft. P-39, 1943; P-51, 1943-1946. P-51D, 1947-1950; P-51H, 1950-1955; F-84E, 1955-1958; F-84F, 1957-1970; F-100D/F, 1970-1978; A-7D, 1978-1993; F-16C/D, 1993-2010; MQ-1, 2010-.

Operations. Combat in ETO, 11 Feb 1944-25 Apr 1945. Called to active duty as part of the Berlin Crisis call-up but remained at Springfield MAP, 1 Oct 1962-31 Aug 1962. Deployments: ”TROPIC LIGHTNING III”, Hickam AFB, HI, Aug 1967; “Operation DEEP FURROW,” Larrossa Air Base, Greece, 1968; “Operation PUNCH CARD IV,” Nov 1968; “GALLANT HAND ’73,” Fort Hood, Texas, Apr 1973; “Operation EMBER DAWN/PUNCH CARD XIX,” Eielson AFB, Alaska, Aug 1973; “SENTRY GUARD STRIKE V,” Volk Field, WI, 13-27 Jul 1974; NATO’s “REFORGER 75,” “CORONET RAZOR,” Ramstein AB, West Germany, Sep 1975; “RED FLAG 1977-9”; RED FLAG 1978-9; “TEQUILLA SHOOTER,” at MCAS Yuma, AZ, Nov 1978; “SABRE SLUFF 79-2,” Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, Apr 1979; “EMPIRE GLACIER,” Fort Drum, NY, 1980; “COPE ELITE,” NAS Barbers Point, HI, Apr 1980; “EAGLE STRIKE I,” Mar 1981; “MAPLE FLAG 7,” Howard AFB, Panama, May 1981; “SENTRY BUCKEYE X,I” Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, MI, Jul, 1981; “RED FLAG 82-4”, 1982; “TURKEY SHOOT,” Jefferson Proving Ground, Oct, 1982; “CORONET CASTLE,” RAF Sculthorpe, England, Apr, 1983; “MAPLE FLAG,” CFB Cold Lake, Canada, Apr, 1984; “SENTRY BUCKEYE,” Alpena, MI, Jun 1984; “RED FLAG,” 1985; “SOLID SHIELD,” NAS Key West, FL, May 1985; “CORONET MIAMI,” RAF Sculthorpe, England, Apr 1986; “CORNET COVE XII,” Howard AFB, Panama, Mar 1987; “CORONET COVE,” Howard AFB, Panama, 1989; “CORONET PINE I & II,” RAF Sculthorpe, England, May 1989; “CENTRAL ENTERPRISE, “ RAF Boscombe Down, England, 1989; “AIR WARRIOR,” Nellis AFB, NV, Sep 1991; “LONGSHOT 94,” 1994; “LONGSHOT 95,” Tyndall AFB, FL, Apr 1995; “BALTOP 95” & “CENTRAL ENTERPRISE,” Karup AB, Denmark, Jun 1995; “Operation Southern Watch” & “Operation Desert Strike,” Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, Aug 1996; “COMBAT ARCHER,” Tyndall AFB, FL, 1997; “Operation Northern Watch,” Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, May 1997; “Cope Thunder,” Eielson AFB, AK, 1998; “SENTRY ALOHA 01,” Hickam AFB, HI, 2001; “Operation Noble Eagle,” 2001-2002. Became a flying training unit under Air Education and Training Command with a new mission to train and support Active Duty, Guard and Reserve F-16 pilots as an Advanced Flight Training Unit. Operating General Atomics MQ-1 Predator under the control of the Air Combat Command and an extension of the intelligence analysis mission from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaigns. Air Offensive, Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Rhine-land; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe; Air Combat, EAME Theater.

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 6 Mar and 29 Jun 1944; Derben, Germany, 14 Jan 1945. French Croix de Guerre with Palm: 11 Feb 1944-15 Jan 1945.