Alaska Air National Guard
Unit of the US Air National Guard for the State of Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Alaska Air National Guard (AK ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Alaska, United States of America. It is, along with the Alaska Army National Guard, an element of the Alaska National Guard.
Alaska Air National Guard | |
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Active | 15 September 1952 – present |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | United States of America Alaska |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Air National Guard Alaska National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Alaska Air National Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, 81657 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Mike Dunleavy (Governor of the State of Alaska) |
State military leadership | Brigadier General Brian D. Kile |
Aircraft flown | |
Reconnaissance | HH-60G |
Transport | C-130, C-17, KC-135, HC-130 |
As state military units, the units in the Alaska Air National Guard are not typically in the normal United States Air Force chain of command unless federalized. They are under the jurisdiction of the governor of Alaska though the office of the Alaska Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the president of the United States. The Alaska Air National Guard is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson and its commander is Brigadier General Scott A. Howard.