Key Field Air National Guard Base

Key Field Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Mississippi Air National Guard 186th Air Refueling Wing.

Overview
Key Field is home to the Mississippi Air National Guard 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW). The 186th ARW operates a fleet of KC-135R Stratotankers, a mid-air refueler that can carry as much as 30,000 gallons of fuel. Key Field is also home to the Army National Guard 185th Army Aviation Support Facility, Company G which operates a fleet of CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

Air Rescue and Firefighting capabilities at the airfield are provided by the Air National Guard.

In 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission realigned Key Field Air National Guard Base. The commission recommended distribution of some refueling aircraft to other Air National Guard bases while establishing Key Field as a Regional Operations and Security Center location, with the 186th Air Refueling Wing's Expeditionary Combat Support elements remaining in place. The commission also recommended reassigning some aircrews and maintenance personnel of the 186th Air Refueling Wing to the 172d Airlift Wing to Thompson Field, Mississippi.