146th Air Support Operations Squadron

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The 146th Air Support Operations Squadron is an air support operations (air-ground liaison) squadron of the United States Air Force. The official title of the 146th ASOS is "Plains Warriors." The squadron is located at the Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. [1]

Overview

The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommendations began the process to redistribute the 137th Airlift Wing's eight C-130H aircraft from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base [2] [3] and implemented the process to stand up an Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS); to be aligned with and provide close air support (CAS) to the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. [4] The squadron was officially activated October 4, 2008 in a ceremony presided over by the Adjutant General of Oklahoma MG Harry M. Wyatt III with Lt. Col. Bruce Hamilton as the first commander. [5] [6] He was succeeded by Lt. Col. James B. Waltermire. [7]

Members of the unit were deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Dean, Bryan (1 July 2010). "Air National Guard Project Takes Off". The Daily Oklahoman . p. 14A.
  2. ↑ Sidoti, Liz. "Panel ends base closure review". Tulsa World. p. A8.
  3. ↑ McCormack, James (2006). "The Adjutant General of Oklahoma Governor's Report 2006" (PDF). Oklahoma Army & Air National Guard. p. 32.
  4. ↑ "Air Guard unit also deployed". Tulsa World . 17 February 2011. p. A4.
  5. ↑ "Guard unit to activate". The Daily Oklahoman. 4 October 2008. p. 14A.
  6. ↑ Goble, Leslie (12 December 2011). "Afghanistan: Oklahoma Army, Air National Guard units team up in air, on ground". National Guard.
  7. ↑ Waltermire, James (2006). "The Oklahoma National Guard Adjutant General Annual Report 2013" (PDF). Oklahoma Army & Air National Guard. p. 54.
  8. ↑ Dean, Bryan (29 November 2011). "Air guardsmen depart for Afghanistan deployment". The Daily Oklahoman . p. 2A.
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