180th FW Deploys to Iraq

Later this month, 220 members of the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing, its 112th Fighter Squadron will take flight overseas to support ground troops for Operation "Enduring Freedom" in Iraq.

They will be stationed at Balad Air Force Base north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Their last overseas deployment was in 2007. About two dozen members of its security forces will station to Saudi Arabia. Not all members will be taking part in the deployment. There will still be a force of pilots to patrol the local skies as part of their new Homeland Security mission.

180th FW/112th FS Frequencies:

138.0500		AIR TACTICAL
138.1000		AIR TACTICAL
138.4250	V10	AIR TACTICAL
139.6250	V6	AIR TACTICAL
139.7500	V7	AIR TACTICAL
139.9750	V8	AIR TACTICAL
141.6000	V9	AIR TACTICAL
141.7000		AIR TO AIR
141.8750		AIR TACTICAL
143.8500	V1	COMMAND POST "BEEHIVE OPS"
285.4000		TOLEDO TOWER
307.0000	P5	TOLEDO APPROACH/DEPARTURE
317.5500	P4	TOLEDO APPROACH/DEPARTURE
338.9000	P1	COMMAND POST
343.8000	P7	OH ANG
379.2000	P11	CLEVELAND CENTER

180th FW Goes On The Alert

Since that faithful day on Tuesday September 11, 2001 the 127th Fighter Wing based at Selfridge ANGB in Michigan has been on alert status protecting the local skies to identify or intercept unresponsive or threatening aircraft. With the 127th FW transitioning to the A-10 Thunderbolt in accordance with the 2005 BRAC, they will no longer be flying the F-16 by the end of 2008. They have turned the alert mission over to the 180th FW of the Ohio Air National Guard based in Toledo. The offical mission hand off took place on October 2, 2008.