214th Attack Squadron

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214th Attack Squadron
MQ-9 Reaper UAV (cropped).jpg
A MQ-9 Reaper
Active2007–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
AllegianceFlag of Arizona.svg  Arizona
Branch US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg   Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleUAV Attack
Part of Arizona Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona.
Insignia
214th Attack Squadron emblem 214th Recon Squadron Arizona ANG emblem.png
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance MQ-9 Reaper

The 214th Attack Squadron (214 ATKS) is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard's 214th Attack Group located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona and is operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC). The 214th is equipped with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. [1]

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Operations

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Arizona Air National Guard Predator operations will first fill worldwide theater requirements, but will also likely evolve into providing direct defense for the homeland in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Northern Command.

A permanent facility located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was completed 2009.

Specifics

Extended federal recognition and activated, 29 August 2007

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. "214th Attack Group". US Air Force. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. Arizona activates ANG Predator unit at D-M Archived 18 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine