The 176th Fighter Squadron is a unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard 115th Fighter Wing located at Truax Field Air National Guard Base, Madison, Wisconsin. As of 2023, the 176th is currently converting to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, with its first jets having arrived on 25 April 2023. The squadron previously operated the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon between 1993 and 2022.
A two ship of F-16C Fighting Falcons (87-0258, 87-260) from the 176th Fighter Squadron, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard on a routine training mission in the skies over Wisconsin 21 October 2008.
Image: 176th FS WIANG Patch
176th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-89J-70-NO 53-2677
176th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Convair F-102A-75-CO Delta Dagger 56-1279 taking off from Truax Field, Wisconsin, 1970.
Wisconsin Air National Guard
The Wisconsin Air National Guard (WI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Wisconsin, United States of America. It is, along with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, an element of the Wisconsin National Guard.
A KC-135R Stratotanker from the 128th Air Refueling Squadron, General Mitchell AGB, Milwaukee and an F-16C from the 176th Fighter Squadron, Truax Field AGB, Madison. The 128th is the oldest unit in the Wisconsin Air National Guard, having over 70 years of service to the state and nation.
A U.S. Army Air Forces North American O-47A from the 126th Observation Squadron, Wisconsin National Guard. Unlike prewar observation squadrons, the 126th was not assigned to a National Guard division, rather it was assigned directly in support of the II Army Corps and performed various duties, including photographing portions of the Carolina Maneuvers in the autumn of 1941.
F-51 Mustangs of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, circa 1950
