Designated 120th Fighter Group (Air Defense), and allotted to Montana ANG, 1955 Extended federal recognition and activated, 1 July 1955 Re-designated: 120th Fighter-Interceptor Group, 1 July 1972 Re-designated: 120th Fighter Group, 15 Mar 1992 Status changed from Group to Wing, 1 October 1995 Re-designated: 120th Fighter Wing, 1 October 1995 Re-designated: 120th Airlift Wing, 1 March 2014 Assignments 140th Air Defense Wing, 1 July 1955 Montana Air National Guard, 1 January 1961 Gained by: Great Falls Air Defense Sector, Air Defense Command Gained by: 28th Air Division, Air Defense Command, 1 April 1966 Gained by: 24th Air Division, Aerospace Defense Command, 1 January 1970 Gained by: Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC), 1 October 1979 Gained by: First Air Force, Tactical Air Command, 9 December 1985 Gained by: Northwest Air Defense Sector (NWADS), 1 July 1987 Gained by: Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), 1 October 1997 Jointly Gained by: Air Combat Command, 1 September 2001 Jointly Gained by: Air Mobility Command, 1 March 2014 Components 120th Operations Group, 1 October 1995 – Present 186th Fighter-Interceptor (later Fighter) Squadron, 1 July 1955 – 1 October 1995 Assigned to 120 OG effective 1 October 1995 Stations Great Falls International Airport, Montana, 1 July 1955 Designated: Great Falls Air National Guard Base, Montana, 1991 – present Detachment 1 operated from Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona (undetermined dates) Aircraft F-94A Starfire, 1955–1956 F-89C Scorpion, 1956–1958 F-89H Scorpion, 1958–1960 F-89J Scorpion, 1960–1966 F-102 Delta Dagger, 1966–1972 F-106 Delta Dart, 1972–1987 Block 15 F-16A ADF Fighting Falcon, 1987–2001 Block 30 F-16C Fighting Falcon, 2001–2008 F-15C Eagle, 2008–2014 C-130H Hercules, 2014 – present References Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. History of the 120th Fighter Wing Cornett, Lloyd H. and Johnson, Mildred W., A Handbook of Aerospace Defense Organization 1946 – 1980, Office of History, Aerospace Defense Center, Peterson AFB, CO (1980). 120th Fighter Wing@globalsecurity.org External links 120th Fighter Wing Official Homepage Wings of the United States Air National Guard 0120 Military units and formations in Montana