175th Wing

Article summary

The 175th Wing is a unit of the Maryland Air National Guard, stationed at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland. If activated to federal service, components of the Wing are gained by the two separate major commands of the United States Air Force: Air Combat Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. The former 104th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the wing's former 175th Operations Group, is a descendant of the 104th Observation Squadron, established on 29 June 1921. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II. It was the oldest unit in the Maryland Air National Guard, having over 90 years of service to the state and nation.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1921-06-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of establishment: 1962-10-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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