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  • 159th Fighter Wing
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  • The 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) is a unit of the Louisiana Air National Guard, stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. The 122d Fighter Squadron, assigned to the Wings 159th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the 122d Observation Squadron, established on 30 July 1940. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.
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Garrison
  • Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana
Branch
  • 25
command structure
Role
  • Air Defense
identification symbol
  • 150
Type
  • Wing
identification symbol label
  • 159
Caption
  • F-15C Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing fly over southern Louisiana wetlands
Dates
  • 1958
Unit Name
  • 159
equipment label
  • Tail Code
Equipment
  • Purple/Yellow/Green tail stripe "Louisiana" "Bayou Militia." "JZ"
abstract
  • The 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) is a unit of the Louisiana Air National Guard, stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command. The 122d Fighter Squadron, assigned to the Wings 159th Operations Group, is a descendant organization of the 122d Observation Squadron, established on 30 July 1940. It is one of the 29 original National Guard Observation Squadrons of the United States Army National Guard formed before World War II.