108th Attack Squadron

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108th Attack Squadron
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One of the squadron's MQ-9 Reapers at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska during Red Flag – Alaska in 2019
Active1948–1994; 2014–present
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
AllegianceFlag of New York.svg  New York
Branch US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg   Air National Guard
Part of
Garrison/HQ Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York
Motto(s)Potential Without Bounds

The 108th Attack Squadron is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. It was most recently activated on 5 October 2014 and assigned to the 174th Operations Group, 174th Attack Wing. The squadron operates the MQ-9 Reaper.

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History

In 2019, the squadron was the first to bring MQ-9 Reapers to Red Flag – Alaska, flying out of Eielson Air Force Base while the pilots remained at their home station in New York, over 4,000 miles (6,400 km) away. [1]

On 25 June 2020, one of the squadron's MQ-9s crashed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base after losing engine power. An investigation determined that the cause of the accident was pilot error when it was found that the pilot accidentally cut the fuel supply to the drone's engine causing a crash. [2]

Lineage

Redesignated 108th Aircraft Control and Warning Flight in 1960
Redesignated 108th Tactical Control Squadron in 1965
Redesignated 108th Air Control Squadron in 1992;
Inactivated on 16 February 1994 [3]

Assignments

Stations

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References

  1. ↑ Fisher, Eric M. (14 June 2019). "MQ-9s Join RED FLAG-Alaska for First Time". U.S. Indo-Pacific Command . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Everstine, Brian W. (12 April 2021). "Pilot Mixed Up MQ-9 Controls in June 2020 Crash". Air & Space Forces Magazine . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "New York Air National Guard". New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Morgan, Duane (4 October 2014). "Members of Hancock Field Hold Ceremony for the 108th Attack Squadron". 174th Attack Wing . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Annual Report on the activities of the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (PDF) (Report). 1967. p. 26. Retrieved 2 October 2022– via New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center.


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