The 108th Attack Squadron is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. It was most recently activated on 5 October 2014 and assigned to the 174th Operations Group, 174th Attack Wing. The squadron operates the MQ-9 Reaper.
History
In 2019, the squadron was the first to bring MQ-9 Reapers to Red Flag – Alaska, flying out of Eielson Air Force Base while the pilots remained at their home station in New York, over away.
On 25 June 2020, one of the squadron's MQ-9s crashed at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base after losing engine power. An investigation determined that the cause of the accident was pilot error when it was found that the pilot accidentally cut the fuel supply to the drone's engine.
Lineage
Received federal recognition as the 108th Air Control and Warning Squadron on 22 Nov 1948 Redesignated 108th Aircraft Control and Warning Flight in 1960 Redesignated 108th Tactical Control Squadron in 1965 Redesignated 108th Air Control Squadron in 1992 Inactivated on 16 February 1994 Redesignated 108th Attack Squadron and activated on 5 October 2014
Assignments
152nd Tactical Control Group (later, 152nd Air Control Group), unknown
174th Operations Group, 5 October 2014 – present
Stations
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York, 1948
Grenier Air Force Base, New Hampshire, 1951
Pepperrell Air Force Base, Newfoundland, 1952
Sembach/Hamm, Germany, 1961
RAF Gütersloh, Germany, 1962
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York, 1962
Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, 1983
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York, 5 October 2014 – present
References
Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard
Military units and formations in New York (state) Attack squadrons of the United States Air Force