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Key Field Air National Guard Base Air National Guard
Part of Mississippi Air National Guard
Located near: Meridian, Mississippi
186th ARW - Photo
Members of the 186th ARW with a KC-135
Coordinates 32°19′57″N 088°45′07″W / 32.3325°N 88.75194°W / 32.3325; -88.75194 (Key Field ANGB)
Site information
Controlled by Flag of the United States Air Force United States Air Force
Site history
Built 1928
In use 1940-Present
Garrison information
Garrison 186th Air Refueling Wing
186th Air Refueling Wing
Airfield information
IATA: MEI – ICAO: KMEI – FAA LID: MEI
Summary
Elevation AMSL 297 ft / 91 m
Coordinates 32°18′58″N 088°45′07″W / 32.31611°N 88.75194°W / 32.31611; -88.75194Coordinates: 32°18′58″N 088°45′07″W / 32.31611°N 88.75194°W / 32.31611; -88.75194
Website www.186arw.ang.af.mil
Map
KMEI is located in Mississippi
Airplane silhouette
KMEI
Location of Key Field Air National Guard Base
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 10,003 3,049 Asphalt/Concrete
4/22 4,599 1,402 Asphalt

Key Field Air National Guard Base is the home base of the Mississippi Air National Guard 186th Air Refueling Wing.[1]

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.[1]

Air Rescue and Firefighting capabilities at the airfield are provided by the Air National Guard.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

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