116th Air Control Wing E-8C Joint STARS, AF Ser. No. 96-0042
Active
1950–1952; 1952–2011; 2011–present
Country
United States
Allegiance
Georgia (U.S. state)
Branch
Air National Guard
Type
Wing
Role
Command and Control
Part of
Georgia Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ
Robins Air Force Base, Warner-Robins, Georgia
Nickname(s)
Slybird Group (WW II)
Motto(s)
Vincet Amor Patriae (Love of Country Shall Conquer)
Tail Code
GA
Engagements
Korean War
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
116th Air Control Wing emblem (approved 6 June 1952)[1]
Military unit
The 116th Air Control Wing is a Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard/United States Air Force, stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. If activated for federal service, the wing is gained by Air Combat Command.
The 116th ACW is the only Air National Guard unit operating the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS), an airborne ground surveillance and battle management aircraft. Joint STARS detects, locates, classifies, tracks and targets ground movements on the battlefield, communicating real-time information through secure data links with U.S. command posts.
On 1 October 2002, the 116th ACW was established as the first (and only) Joint Air National Guard/United States Air Force Unit. The Joint Unit was inactivated on 30 September 2011 and the 116th ACW was returned to the sole jurisdiction of the Georgia Air National Guard on 1 October 2011.
^Maurer, Combat Units, pp. 233–234
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