01122213 UNCLASSIFIED 2447528 01-01-1989 2448988 12-31-1992

GROUP/0150/FIGHTER

HISTORY K169.012-150 (FG) 48179 85 374 88 2451451 09-29-1999 AIR NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) GROUP, KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE (AFB), NM, COMMANDED BY COL THOMAS P. WITTMAN. 150 TACTICAL FIGHTER GROUP REDESIGNATED 150 FIGHTER GROUP, 16 MAR 92. TRAINED, MOBILIZED, AND DEPLOYED TO MEET AIR FORCE AUGMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. EMPLOYED CONVENTIONAL AIR-TO-SURFACE MUNITIONS FOR AIR INTERDICTION, CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, OFFENSIVE COUNTER AIR OPERATIONS, AND SUPPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSE OPERATIONS. OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A- 7D/K AIRCRAFT AND C-130A/B AIRCRAFT. A-7 AIRCRAFT CONVERTED TO F-16 AIRCRAFT. TRANSFERRED C-130A AIRCRAFT, LOLA MAE, TAIL NUMBER 54-01639, TO UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE. RECEIVED 9 AIR FORCE (9 AF) STANDARDIZATION EVALUATION AND 9 AF UNIT EFFECTIVENESS INSPECTIONS. CIVIL ENGINEERS DEPLOYED TO JAMAICA TO HELP REPAIR DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE GILBERT. DEPLOYED TO HOT SPRINGS, AK, TO HELP REPAIR FLOOD DAMAGE. PERSONNEL DEPLOYED TO HAHN AIR BASE, GERMANY, TO ASSIST WITH BASE UPGRADE PROJECTS. MEDICAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING PERSONNEL PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN AID TO MIRAFLORES GENERAL HOSPITAL, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA. MEMBERS OF GROUP DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION DESERT SHIELD AND OPERATION DESERT STORM. PARTICIPATED IN GUNSMOKE AND RED FLAG EXERCISES. MARKED OFFICIAL ENTRY INTO WAR ON DRUGS, 1 MAY 90. LT COL HUGH H. WILLIAMS, 188 TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON COMMANDER, DIED 11 JAN 92 IN MILITARY AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT. ON 28 SEP 92, RETIRED MAJ GEN DAVID L. QUINLAN FLEW LAST A-7 AIRCRAFT FROM KIRTLAND AFB, NM, TO DAVIS- MONTHAN AFB, AZ, FOR DECOMMISSIONING. FOUO FOUO PRIVILEGED GRUNWALD, ROD ** GROUP/0150/TACTICAL FIGHTER CONTAINS CHRONOLOGY, NARRATIVE, AND APPENDICES WITH LINEAGE AND HONORS DATA, KEY PERSONNEL ROSTER, EMBLEM DESCRIPTION, AND AIRCRAFT INVENTORY. INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 1 THROUGH 21.