Always ready, always there.
As the primary combat-ready reserve of the Air Force, the Air National Guard provides mission-ready Airmen to safeguard the homeland, serve our communities, and to execute global operations. Established as a separate reserve component of the U.S. Air Force on September 18, 1947, Air National Guard aviators have played significant roles in all of America's wars and most of its major contingencies since the First World War era. They have also aided their states in coping with natural disasters and civil unrest since the mid 1920s. Though a tenant at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, the 107th Attack Wing is a separate, distinct wing, organized under the New York Air National Guard and assigned to Air Combat Command.
Since 2014 the 107th Attack Wing has remotely operated the MQ-9 “Reaper” . The platform is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily against dynamic execution targets. Given its significant loiter time, wide-range sensors, multi-mode communications suite, and precision weapons, it provides a unique capability to perform strike, coordination, and reconnaissance against high-value, fleeting, and time-sensitive targets. The MQ-9's capabilities make it uniquely qualified to conduct irregular warfare operations in support of combatant commander objectives worldwide.
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is Niagara County’s largest employer with over 3,000 assigned personnel comprised of active duty, Reserve, Guard, civil servant, and contractor personnel. Our service members are responsible for operating, maintaining, and securing over $1 billion in federal assets with an average of $300 million in annual economic impact.
COMMANDERS INTENT
Safety- The care of our fellow Airmen, Guardians, and their families is our highest priority. The Wing must continue to prioritize and allocate the resources necessary for the safety and resiliency of our warriors and families. Nurturing a highly effective team though a culture of empowerment and respect enables our advantage over America's enemies.
Recruiting and Retention- Without innovative leaders the Wings relevancy would be compromised. Recruiting and retention of the finest service members in the Air National Guard with a goal achieving or exceeding 100% end-strength ensures "building an enduring advantage" and is a cornerstone of effectively competing with pacing challenges.
Readiness- The 107th has much to show for accomplishments over the past year, but significant challenges remain in the forefront. All 107th members must have the vision to remain tactically focused and strategically minded, understanding the fundamentals of integrated deterrence and campaigning.
Empowerment- The empowerment of our Airmen and Guardians is essential to concepts of Agile Combat Employment and the unique challenges associated with domestic operations. Airmen and Guardians must understand the strategic picture, commanders intent, and confidently make decisions within the guidelines of the commanders intent.
HISTORICAL FACTS:
· The Niagara Falls International Airport opened in 1928 as a city-owned municipal airport with four crushed-stone runways.
· The Air Force Reserve assumed host responsibility of the installation from active duty in 1971.
· The 107th Attack Wing was first formed in August of 1942, at Hunter Army Air Field, Georgia, as the 339th Bombardment Group. The group was assigned the A-24 Banshee.
· The unit was redesignated as the 107th Fighter Group and assigned to the NYANG, effective May 24, 1946, and organized at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on December 8, 1948.
· The base was included in the 1995 and 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommendations issued by the Department of Defense.
· Before being assigned the MQ-9 Reaper, the 107th has been assigned 15 different aircraft, including the P-51 Mustang, F-100 Super Sabre, F-4 Phantom, F-16 Fighting Flacon, and the 914th Air Refueling Wings current aircraft, the KC-135.
· Under the State Partnership Program, the 107th Attack Wing and the NYNG engage in multiple, annual joint trainings with both Brazil and South Africa, and its newest partner, Sweden.