PAANG 193rd Special Operations Wing

 military, Air National Guard Base, United States Air Force

The 193rd Special Operations Wing is part of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard (PAANG) and serves under the US Air Force's Special Operations Command Psychological Operations (PsyOps) group. The Wing is responsible for over 1,800 military and civilian personnel in 28 subordinate groups, squadrons and flights. The 193rd SOW provides trained men and women to perform the Psychological Operations missions, flying the EC-130 Commando Solo aircraft.

The 193rd’s mission of worldwide airborne radio and television broadcasting has taken its aircraft and personnel to places such as South Korea, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Norway, Kuwait, England and Germany. The unit’s unique mission and aircraft continue to be a vital part of the total force of the United States military.

Order of Battle

112th Air Operations Squadron - State College, Pa

148th Air Support Operations Squadron - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

201st Red Horse Squadron - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

203rd Weather Flight - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

211th Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

271st Combat Communications Squadron - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Lighting Force Academy, - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Regional Equipment Operators Training Site (REOTS), - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

553rd Air Force Band
The Air National Guard Band of the Mid-Atlantic, Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The Air National Guard Band of the Mid-Atlantic is assigned to the dual missions of supporting regional Air National Guard units through performances in ceremonies, activities and recruiting tours; and public relations concert tours for the Air National Guard and the "Total Air Force".


www.193sow.ang.af.mil/units/index.asp
www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/193sow.htm.