Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
| Rosecrans Air National Guard Base | |||||||||
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| Near St. Joseph, Missouri in the United States | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Air National Guard Base | ||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force (USAF) | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Missouri Air National Guard (ANG) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www.139aw.ang.af.mil | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°46′19″N 094°54′34″W / 39.77194°N 94.90944°W | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940s (as St. Joseph Army Air Field) | ||||||||
| In use | 1940s – present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Edward E. Black | ||||||||
| Garrison | 139th Airlift Wing | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: STJ, ICAO: KSTJ, FAA LID: STJ, WMO: 724490 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 252 metres (827 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Airfield shared with Rosecrans Memorial Airport. Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base or Rosecrans ANGB, is located on a portion of the Rosecrans Memorial Airport (IATA: STJ, ICAO: KSTJ), Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA. It is the home of the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard and the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center. It is named in honor of Guy Wallace Rosecrans, a U.S. Army Air Service airman killed in World War I.