The Guardsmen from the 127th Wing will provide air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations and close air support to U.S. forces on the ground. Support personnel, including aircraft maintenance, fuels, weapons, and life support, will ensure that the aircraft and pilots get off the ground to accomplish their aerial missions.

The 107th Fighter Squadron has been flying the F-16 since 1989. In 2004 the unit deployed to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, and was the first F-16 squadron to be operationally based inside the Iraqi border.

The deployment of the 107th Fighter Squadron has been anticipated for months as part of the unit's Air Combat Command Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) cycle in which scheduled units are required to support both forward presence missions and short-notice taskings. Air National Guard units know more than a year in advance when they are committed to an AEF tasking, allowing members and their employers to structure work schedules to enable participation.

The 127th Wing also currently has about 40 airmen deployed to various bases in southwest Asia in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. These airmen work in an assortment of capacities, including supply, communications, personnel, combat weather, pavement and construction, vehicle maintenance, medical personnel, and fuels, and will be deployed for varying lengths of time.