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Wisconsin ANG Deploying to Japan

January 10, 2015 Wisconsin ANG Deploying to Japan
Jason Hyatt No Comments News

Members of the 115th Fighter Wing are heading to Kadena Air Base on a Theater Security Package (TSP) for Pacific Command (PACOM). The primary mission of this deployment is to “solidify our relationship with international partners and deepen ties with our allies,” according to the 176th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Jon Kalberer.

The Badgers are the first Air National Guard F-16 unit to be stationed at Kadena as a part of the Pacific Command TSP. The deployment will give the unit a tremendous opportunity to increase their combat capability while training in environments they aren’t accustomed to in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin ANG Viper taxiing back to her line post Sentry Eagle afternoon 'go' mission at Klamath Falls ANGB, Oregon.

Wisconsin ANG Viper taxiing back to her line post Sentry Eagle afternoon ‘go’ mission at Klamath Falls ANGB, Oregon.

While 12 Vipers and around 150 personnel will be in Japan, the remainder of the unit will remain in Madison. At home, it will be business as usual. The Wisconsin Air Guard is responsible for Aerospace Control Alert (ACA), which is a crucial mission in homeland security and defense.

ACA is a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year job, and it’s one they take very seriously. ACA commander for the 115th Fighter Wing, Lt. Col. Matthew Peltier states, “Maintaining Aerospace Control Alert mission readiness requirements during PACOM is extremely important to the 115th Fighter Wing and is a vital part of our national security.”

We’d like to extend our best wishes on a safe and successful deployment to the men and women of the Wisconsin Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing.

(Featured Photo: Courtesy of Jason Hyatt)

About the Author

Jason Hyatt is an aerospace industry professional with over 10 years of experience in the military and commercial aviation sectors. Born and raised in the Southwest United States, an area blessed with over 300 days of sunshine per year, he is fortunate to have been in and around aviation his entire life. After a brief stint as a semi-professional soccer player in the early 2000's, he realized his desire to live and work in aviation. While working for Boeing IDS (now BDS) in 2005, he first picked up a camera and started experimenting with aviation photography and photojournalism. As a freelance aviation photojournalist, he has been able to stay close to military aviation, his primary area of interest.

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