01111890 UNCLASSIFIED 2448989 01-01-1993 2449169 06-30-1993

GROUP/0158/FIGHTER

HISTORY K169.012-158 (FG) 45558 411 695 43 2450583 05-14-1997 MISSION WAS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPERVISION, GUIDANCE, PERSONNEL, FACILITIES AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT; TO EQUIP, ADMINISTER, AND TRAIN PERSONNEL TO DETECT, INTERCEPT, IDENTIFY AND IF NECESSARY, DESTROY ENEMY AIRBORNE TARGETS; MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT ON AIR SOVEREIGNTY ALERT TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY UNDER OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF NORTHEAST AIR DEFENSE SECTOR. GROUP UNDERWENT OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION (ORI). GROUP F-16 AIRCRAFT ESCORTED LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A310 HIJACKED OVER EUROPE TO JOHN F. KENNEDY AIRPORT IN NEW YORK CITY NY. ALERT FORCE EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY AIR COMBAT COMMAND (ACC) AUGMENTED BY NORAD. MEMBERS OF 158 SECURITY POLICE FLIGHT DEPLOYED TO COLUMBIA IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION SUPPORT JUSTICE AND TO HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) FL AFTER HURRICANE ANDREW. MEMBERS OF GROUP DEPLOYED TO SAVANNAH GA AIR COMBAT MANEUVERING INSTRUMENTATION (ACMI) RANGE FOR DISSIMILAR AIR COMBAT TRAINING (DACT). AIR NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN AMALGAM CHIEF AT BOGOTTSVILLE, CANADA. UNIT REORGANIZED FROM TRIDEPUTY TO QUADDEPUTY CONFIGURATION. COL DAVID L. LADD APPOINTED AIR COMMANDER; LT COL JOHN K. SCOTT APPOINTED COMMANDER. FOUO PRIVILEGED THORNE, MARGARET E. ** GROUP/0158/FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION REPORT, 23 THROUGH 30 JUN 1993 ** EXERCISE FERTILE ANGEL ORE WARNING ORDER, 3 THROUGH 9 APR 1992 CONTAINS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 1 THROUGH 67 AND PHOTOGRAPHS.