Ellington Air Force Base

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base Ellington Air Force Base Ellington Field
Part of Texas Air National Guard (TX ANG)
Located near: Houston, Texas
MQ-1B Predator – 147th Reconnaissance Wing – Ellington Field Texas
Coordinates	29°36′26″N 95°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889 (Ellington Field JRB)
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1917
In use	1917 – present
Battles/wars	World War I World War II War on Terrorism
Garrison information
Garrison	147th Reconnaissance Wing

Airfield information
IATA: EFD ICAO: KEFD FAA LID: EFD
Summary
Elevation AMSL	32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates	29°36′26″N 095°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889Coordinates: 29°36′26″N 095°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889
Website	www.147rw.ang.af.mil
Map
KEFD Location of Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 8,001 2,439 Concrete 17L/35R 4,609 1,405 Concrete 17R/35L 9,001 2,744 Concrete

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis of the nearby Johnson Space Center. The host wing for the installation is the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Reconnaissance Wing (147 RW). Opened in 1917, Ellington Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I. It is named for 1st Lt. Eric Ellington, a U.S. Army aviator who was killed in a plane crash in San Diego, California in 1913. [3]

The United States Air Force's 147th Reconnaissance Wing is an Air National Guard (ANG) unit operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC). The 147 RW provides a 24/7 capability with MQ-1B Predator Unmanned Aerial Systems. In its conduct of combat support sorties, the 147 RW provides theater and national-level leadership with critical real-time Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Air-to-Ground Munitions and strike capability. A collocated Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) provides terminal control for weapons employment in a Close Air Support (CAS) scenario, integrating combat air and ground operations.

New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010. The project consisted of ten buildings for the Army National Guard and reserve units, including a battle command training center complete with state-of-the-art computerized equipment. “This will be a tremendous cost benefit to the Army Reserve as travel and logistical costs will be streamlined,” noted Major General Eldon Regua, 75th division commander.