Idaho Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Mercedee Wilds.
The Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th FW, 190th FS, decided to light up one of their home based (Gowen Field) A-10Cs with end-of-year holiday colors, starting on 20DEC2021.
The ID-ANG has been flying the A-10 since 1996. Idaho Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Mercedee Wilds.
Just a reminder that the Idaho based 116th Army National Guard (Idaho, Florida, Montana, Oregon, Nevada) deployed in November 2021, for Task Force Spartan operations out of Kuwait.
Also, Idaho’s 124th Fighter Wing deployed to Kuwait in the middle of 2020, for operations Freedom Sentinel, Inherent Resolve and New Normal.
Conducting ‘bounding overwatch’ of the cities of Chubbuck and Pocatello.
Idaho National Guard deployment leaves Cold War era ‘gate guards’ to protect Idaho cities; TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
July 2021:
Idaho Air National Guard photo by Staff Sergeant Mercedee Wilds.
IDAHO’S HERITAGE A-10C ‘8N’
Written by: Hutchins AAron on December 21, 2021.