Unit Name: | 214th Attack Squadron |
Dates: | 2007–present |
Country: | United States |
Branch: | Air National Guard |
Type: | Squadron |
Role: | UAV Attack |
Command Structure: | Arizona Air National Guard |
Garrison: | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona. |
Equipment Label: | Tail Code |
Identification Symbol Label: | 214th Attack Squadron emblem |
Aircraft Recon: | MQ-9 Reaper |
The 214th Attack Squadron (214 ATKS) is a unit of the Arizona Air National Guard's 214th Attack Group located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona and is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC). The 214th is equipped with the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper.[1]
Arizona Air National Guard Predator operations will first fill worldwide theater requirements but will also likely evolve into providing direct defense for the homeland in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Northern Command.[2]
A permanent facility located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base was completed 2009.
Extended federal recognition and activated, 29 August 2007