174th Attack Wing

174th Attack Wing
General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper of the 138th Attack Squadron
Active	1 September 1962–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	New York
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	UAV ISR/Attack
Part of	New York Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York.
Tail Code	"NY"
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Greg Semmel
Insignia
174th Attack Wing emblem
Aircraft flown
Attack	General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

The 174th Attack Wing (174 ATKW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command.

The 174th Attack Wing currently operates the MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Its mission is to provide qualified airmen and weapon systems engaging in global air, space and cyberspace operations; supporting homeland defense, joint operations and aid to civil authorities at the direction of the Governor.

The 174th Attack Wing consists of the following major units:

Established by the USAF and allotted to New York ANG in 1962 as an expansion of the 138th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Received federal recognition by the National Guard Bureau and activated on 1 September 1962 as the 174th Tactical Fighter Group. The group was stationed at Hancock Field, Syracuse, New York. and allocated to Tactical Air Command.

Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 174th Headquarters, 174th Material Squadron (Maintenance), 174th Combat Support Squadron, and the 174th USAF Dispensary. The 138th TFS was equipped with the F-86H Sabre.

The squadron engaged normal peacetime training and exercises. In the summer of 1965, the squadron took part in Exercise Oneida Bear II at Fort Drum, which involved some 6,500 soldiers of the regular Army, the Army Reserve and the National Guard. 138th TFS aircraft from Syracuse provided close air support to both aggressor and Friendly Forces during the exercise, and were engaged in realistic tactical air strikes. In the exercise, conducted by the First Army, the Second Brigade of the Army's Fifth Infantry was opposed by an aggressor force of selected Army National Guard and Army Reserve Units. The 174th Group's pilots flew 77 sorties for a total of 114 hours without a single abort.