Massachusetts Air National Guard
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The Massachusetts Air National Guard (MA ANG) is the aerial militia of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America. It is, along with the Massachusetts Army National Guard, an element of the Massachusetts National Guard.
Massachusetts Air National Guard | |
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Active | 18 November 1921 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Massachusetts |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Operational Air Reserve |
Role | "To meet commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities." |
Size | 18x F-15C 1x F-15D |
Part of | Massachusetts National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts |
Motto(s) | Always Ready, Always There. |
Colors | Blue, Gray, Green, Yellow |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Maura Healey (Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Commander-in-Chief of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Military Forces) |
Commonwealth military leadership | Major General Gary W. Keefe[1] |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-15C Eagle F-15D Eagle |
As commonwealth militia units, the units in the Massachusetts Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Massachusetts through the office of the Massachusetts Adjutant General unless they are federalized when ordered by the President of the United States. The Massachusetts Air National Guard is headquartered on Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, and its commander is Brigadier General Virginia I. Gaglio.[2]