Mission

The 180th Fighter wing's mission is to provide for America; protection of the homeland, effective combat power and defense support to civil authorities, while developing Airmen, supporting their families and serving in the community. 

Vision

To defend freedom as the most lethal, innovative and efficient Fighter Wing in the Total Force!

Our Flying Mission

The 180FW has access to multiple military operating airspace and air-to-ground gunnery ranges perfectly suited for the capabilities of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Centrally located with access to three major airspace complexes, the 180FW regular uses the Buckeye/Brushcreek airspace in southern Ohio, the Alpena airspace complex in Northern Michigan, and the Indiana Air Range Complex in southeast Indiana.

These locations afford our fighter pilots the opportunity to train and employ in flight regimes essential for exploiting the full capabilities of the F-16 including supersonic, chaff/flare, and electronic attack training with full radar ground control intercept and Link-16 datalink capability. The Alpena complex features two Joint Threat Emitters that simulate adversary surface-to-air missile sites.