Atlantic City Air National Guard Base

Atlantic City Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard base located at Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey. The base is home New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, operating F-16C Fighting Falcon.

Atlantic City Air National Guard Base
Near Atlantic City, New Jersey in the United States of America
An F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 177th Fighter Wing over its base at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base.
An F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 177th Fighter Wing over its base at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base.
Atlantic City ANGB is located in New Jersey
Atlantic City ANGB
Atlantic City ANGB
Atlantic City ANGB is located in the United States
Atlantic City ANGB
Atlantic City ANGB
Coordinates39°26′43.3″N 74°34′52.4″W / 39.445361°N 74.581222°W / 39.445361; -74.581222
TypeAir National Guard Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Air Force
Controlled byNew Jersey Air National Guard
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.177fw.ang.af.mil
Site history
Built1958 (1958)
In use1958 – present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Colonel Bradford R. Everman
Garrison177th Fighter Wing
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: ACY, ICAO: KACY, FAA LID: ACY, WMO: 72407
Elevation22.86 metres (75 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) Asphalt
4/22 1,872.6 metres (6,144 ft) Asphalt/Concrete
Airfield shared with Atlantic City International Airport
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Role and operations

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Established in 1958 at Atlantic City International Airport, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base is home to the 177th Fighter Wing (177 FW), an Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard, operating the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. Since October 1998, the wing has had an active involvement in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Northern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The 177th Fighter Wing has dual federal (USAF augmentation) and state (support to New Jersey) missions. It carries out Homeland Security air defense missions under the control of the Eastern Air Defense Sector, part of the North American Aerospace Defense Command for peacetime air sovereignty, air defense, and airborne counter-drug operations.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Atlantic City Intl (ACY)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ "177th Fighter Wing | New Jersey Air National Guard > Home". www.177fw.ang.af.mil. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
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