143rd Airlift Wing
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The 143d Airlift Wing is a unit of the Rhode Island Air National Guard, stationed at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, Rhode Island. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command. Its mission is to transport personnel and equipment, or, when activated for State Active Duty, to protect life, property and public safety.
143rd Airlift Squadron Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules
Rhode Island Air National Guard
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The Rhode Island Air National Guard (RI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Rhode Island, United States of America. It is, along with the Rhode Island Army National Guard, an element of the Rhode Island National Guard.
A C-130J of the 143d Airlift Wing taking off from Quonset Point AGS. The 143d is the oldest unit in the Rhode Island Air National Guard, having over 70 years of service to the state and nation.
An F-51D Mustang of the 152d Fighter Squadron, 1954
A C-130J-30 of the 143rd Airlift Group at the 2016 Farnborough Airshow