A collage of photos taken from the archives of the North Carolina Air National Guard Public Affairs Office and Heritage Program, depicting multiple generations of the unit, created at the North Carolina Air National Guard Base, charlotte Douglas International Airport, Mar. 14, 2018. The North Carolina Air National Guard was founded on Mar. 15, 1948 as the 156th Fighter Squadron before transitioning to an Airlift Squadron with C-130 Hercules Aircraft and C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft in 2018.