[chico20854]

Originally Posted by Webstral

I have a list of USAF SF squadrons by base, but I need some more information. For instance, what happens when a wing or group goes forward? Does the security squadron always deploy with it? For instance, I think we should presume that 56th Fighter Wing deploys from Luke AFB to Europe, the Middle East, or Korea. What happens with the 56th Security Squadron? Surely someone is going to be left at Luke to provide security, but who? The resources I've found list very few ANG or USAF-R security squadrons. Are there very few reserve component security squadrons? If so, does anybody know the plan for when security squadrons go forward?

Webstral

I'd imagine that the security squadron goes with the wing/group when it deploys. (There's a pretty comprehensive list of the squadrons in the tank-net NATO orbat, although it's pretty spotty on the NG side). Some overseas bases that didn't have flying units permanently assigned had squadrons there, although I suspect those were to guard US nuclear weapons that were tasked to allied air forces to drop. As for who guards the airbase when the SPs leave, I'd probably assume it was civilian contract security guards, who maintained guard on a large number of military installations in CONUS. I'd have a hard time making the opposite argument, that the air unit would deploy to a theater of operations and the security forces would remain at the home station to guard the empty hangars and flight line...