Air National Guard

L'Air National Guard (abbreviato in ANG), è la componente aerea della National Guard of the United States ed è composta da riservisti.

Air National Guard
Distintivo dell'Air National Guard
Descrizione generale
Attiva	18 settembre 1947 - oggi[1]
Nazione	Stati Uniti
Tipo	Aeronautica militare
Ruolo	Riserva militare
Dimensione	107.100 riservisti, 15.252 militari attivi (dati 2019)[1][2]
Quartier generale	Washington[1]
Battaglie/guerre	Guerra di Corea Guerra del Vietnam Operazione Urgent Fury guerra fredda Guerra in Afghanistan Guerra del Golfo Guerra del Kosovo Operazione Enduring Freedom Guerra in Iraq
Sito internet	http://www.ang.af.mil
Parte di
United States Department of Defense United States Air Force
Comandanti
Comandante attuale	Tenente generale L. Scott Rice (2018)[1]
Simboli
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Istituita col National Defense Act del 1947, è parte integrante della Guardia Nazionale ed è suddivisa in unità distribuite su tutto il territorio statunitense; le unità operano sotto l'autorità del governo dello Stato in cui sono di stanza.

È istituita in ognuno dei cinquanta stati federati che compongono gli Stati Uniti d'America, dal commonwealth di Porto Rico, dai territori di Guam, delle Isole Vergini e dal Distretto di Columbia, e la disciplina generale riguardo all'organizzazione è contenuta nel Title 10 e Title 32 dello United States Code.

Piloti, navigatori e altro personale tecnico specializzato, sono chiamati in servizio per periodi più lunghi rispetto ai tradizionali "un weekend al mese, due settimane l'anno".

Compiti

Le unità della ANG possono essere mobilitate per il servizio attivo, allo scopo di integrare la US Air Force, in tempo di guerra o durante un'emergenza nazionale, frangenti dichiarati dal Congresso, dal Presidente o dal Segretario della Difesa.

L'ANG può essere chiamata in causa in caso di disastri naturali o emergenze interne, oltre che in quei casi in cui il governatore dello Stato sotto cui è posta decida il suo intervento.

Aeromobili in uso

Aeromobile	Origine	Tipo	Versione (denominazione locale)	In servizio (2019)[1][2]	Note	Immagine
Aerei da combattimento
Lockheed Martin-Boeing F-22 Raptor	Stati Uniti	superiorità aerea	F-22A	20[1][2]
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle	Stati Uniti	caccia da superiorità aerea conversione operativa	F-15C F-15D	123[1][2] 14[1][2]
Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon	Stati Uniti	cacciabombardiere multiruolo conversione operativa	F-16C F-16D	288[1][2] 45[1][2]
Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II	Stati Uniti	aereo d'attacco al suolo COIN	A-10C	85[1][2]
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	Stati Uniti	cacciabombardiere multiruolo	F-35A	20[3]
Aerei per impieghi speciali
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call	Stati Uniti	aereo da trasporto tattico	EC-130J Commando Solo	7[1]
Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS	Stati Uniti	aereo da ricognizione e sorveglianza aereo da addestramento	E-8C TE-8A	16[1] 1[1]	L'unico TE-8A è utilizzato per l'addestramento degli equipaggi.[1]
Lockheed HC-130 Combat King	Stati Uniti	SAR	HC-130J Combat King HC-130N Combat King HC-130P Combat King II	5[1] 6[1] 3[1]
Lockheed MC-130 Combat Talon II	Stati Uniti	aereo da trasporto e rifornimento per operazioni speciali	MC-130P Combat Shadow	1[1]
Lockheed WC-130 Hercules	Stati Uniti	aereo da ricognizione meteorologica	WC-130H	5[1]
Fairchild RC-26 Metroliner	Stati Uniti	aereo da ricognizione	RC-26B	11[1]
Boeing C-32	Stati Uniti	aereo da ricognizione	C-32B	2[1]
Aeromobili a pilotaggio remoto - UAV
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator	Stati Uniti	UAV	MQ-1B	9[1][2]
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper	Stati Uniti	UCAV	MQ-9A	29[1][2]
Aerei per rifornimento in volo
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker	Stati Uniti	Rifornimento in volo	KC-135R KC-135T	147[1][2] 24[1][2]
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus	Stati Uniti	Rifornimento in volo	KC-46A	12[4]
Aerei da trasporto
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III	Stati Uniti	aereo da trasporto strategico	C-17A	50[1][2]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	Stati Uniti	aereo da trasporto tattico	C-130H	127[1][2][5]	I 176 C-130H in servizio al giugno 2019 (127 gestiti dalla Air Force Reserve Command e 48 dall'Air National Guard saranno sottoposti ad un programma per l'aggiornamento dell'avionica.[2][5]
Lockheed C-130J Hercules II	Stati Uniti	Aereo da trasporto	C-130J	16[1][2]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules	Stati Uniti	aereo da trasporto artico[artico?]	LC-130H	10[1]
Boeing C-40 Clipper	Stati Uniti	aereo da trasporto	C-40C	2[1]
Elicotteri
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	Stati Uniti	Ricerca e soccorso	HH-60G	17[1]

Organizzazione

Attualmente, al 2023, L'ANG controlla^[6]:

• Alabama
  • 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
  • 187th Fighter Wing, Montgomery Air National Guard Base - F-35A
• Alaska
  • 168th Wing, Eielson Air Force Base- KC-135R
  • 176th Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson - C-17, HC-130J e HH-60G
• Arizona
  • 161st Air Refueling Wing, Goldwater Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
  • 162nd Wing, Tucson Air National Guard Base - F-16A/B/C/D
• Arkansas
  • 188th Wing, Ft.Smith Air National Guard Station - MQ-9 Reaper
  • 189th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base - C-130H
• California
  • 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Field - MC-130P e HH-60G
  • 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base - F-15C/D
  • 146th Airlift Wing, Channell Islands Air National Guard Station - C-130J
  • 163rd Attack Wing, March Joint Air Reserve Base - MQ-9 Reaper
  • 195th Wing, Beale Air Force Base
• Colorado
  • 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base - C-21A e F-16C/D
• Connecticut
  • 103rd Airlift Wing, Bradley Air National Guard Base - C-130H
• Delaware
  • 166th Airlift Wing, New Castle Air National Guard Base - C-130H
• District of Columbia
  • 113th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland - C-40C e F-16C/D
• Florida
  • 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville Air National Guard Base - F-15C/D
• Georgia
  • 116th Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base - E-8C e TE-8A
  • 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah Air National Guard Base - C-130J
• Guam
  • 254th Air Base Group, Andersen Air Force Base
• Hawaii
  • 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl-Harbor-Hickam - F-22A, C-17 e KC-135R
• Idaho
  • 124th Fighter Wing, Gowen Field Air National Guard Base - A-10C
• Illinois
  • 126th Air Refueling Wing, Scott Air Force Base - KC-135R
  • 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria Air National Guard Base - C-130H
  • 183rd Wing, Capital Airport Air National Guard Station
• Indiana
  • 122nd Fighter Wing, Ft.Wayne Air National Guard Station - A-10C
  • 181st Intelligence Wing, Terre Haute Air National Guard Base
• Iowa
  • 132nd Wing, Des Moines Air National Guard Base - MQ-9
  • 185th Air Refueling Wing, Colonel Bud Day Field - KC-135R
• Kansas
  • 184th Intelligence Wing, McConnell Air Force Base
  • 190th Air Refueling Wing, Forbes Field Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
• Kentucky
  • 123rd Airlift Wing, Louisville International Airport - C-130J
• Louisiana
  • 159th Fighter Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans - F-15C/D
• Maine
  • 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
• Maryland
  • 175th Wing, Warfield Air National Guard Base - A-10C
• Massachusetts
  • 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base
  • 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base - F-15C/D
• Michigan
  • 110th Attack Wing, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base - MQ-9
  • 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base - A-10C e KC-135T
• Minnesota
  • 133rd Airlift Wing, Minneapolis St.Paul Air Reserve Station - C-130H
  • 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth Air National Guard Base - F-16C/D
• Mississippi
  • 172nd Airlift Wing, Allen C.Thompson Field Air National Guard Base - C-17A
  • 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian Regional Airport - KC-135R
• Missouri
  • 131st Bomb Wing (Associato), Whiteman Air Force Base
  • 139th Airlift Wing, Rosecrans Air National Guard Base - C-130H
• Montana
  • 120th Airlift Wing, Great Falls Air National Guard Base - C-130H
• Nebraska
  • 155th Air Refueling Wing, Lincoln Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
• Nevada
  • 152nd Airlift Wing, Reno Air National Guard Base - C-130H
• New Hampshire
  • 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base - KC-135R e KC-46A
• New Jersey
  • 108th Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Lakehurst - KC-135R e C-32B
  • 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base - F-16C
• New York
  • 105th Airlift Wing, Stewart Air National Guard Base - C-17A
  • 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base - HC-130P e HH-60G
  • 107th Attack Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station - MQ-9
  • 109th Airlift Wing, Stratton Air National Guard Base - LC-130H
  • 174th Attack Wing, Hancock Field Air National Guard Base - MQ-9 Reaper
  • Eastern Air Defense Sector, Rome, New York
• New Mexico
  • 150th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base
• North Carolina
  • 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte Air National Guard Base - C-17
• North Dakota
  • 119th Wing, Fargo Air National Guard Base - MQ-9
• Ohio
  • 121st Air Refueling Wing, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
  • 178th Wing, Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport - MQ-9
  • 179th Cyberspace Wing, Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base - C-130H
  • 180th Fighter Wing, Toledo Air National Guard Base - F-16C/D
• Oklahoma
  • 137th Special Operations Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base - MC-12W
  • 138th Fighter Wing, Tulsa International Airport - F-16C/D
• Oregon
  • 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base - F-15C/D
  • 173rd Fighter Wing, Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base - F-15C/D
• Pennsylvania
  • 111th Attack Wing, Horsham Air National Guard Base - MQ-9 Reaper
  • 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station - KC-135R e KC-135T
  • 193rd Special Operations Wing, Harrisburg International Airport - EC-130J
• Puerto Rico
  • 156th Airlift Wing, Muniz Air National Guard Base - WC-130H
• Rhode Island
  • 143rd Airlift Wing, Quonset Point Air National Guard Station - C-130J
• South Carolina
  • 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Joint National Guard Base - F-16C/D
• South Dakota
  • 114th Fighter Wing, Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station - F-16C/D
• Tennessee
  • 118th Wing, Berry Field Air National Guard Base - MQ-9
  • 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
  • 164th Airlift Wing, Memphis Air National Guard Base - C-17A
• Texas
  • 136th Airlift Wing, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth - C-130H
  • 147th Attack Wing, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base - MQ-9 Reaper
  • 149th Fighter Wing, Kelly Field Annex - F-16C/D
• Utah
  • 151st Air Refueling Wing, Wright Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
• Vermont
  • 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington Air National Guard Base - F-35A
• Virginia
  • 192nd Fighter Wing (Associato), Joint Base Langley-Eustis - F-22
• Washington
  • 141st Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base - KC-135R
  • 194th Regional Support Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base
  • Western Air Defense Sector, Joint Base Lewis-McChord
• West Virginia
  • 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air National Guard Base - C-130H
  • 167th Airlift Wing, Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base - C-17A
• Wisconsin
  • 115th Fighter Wing, Truax Field Air National Guard Base - F-35A
  • 128th Air Refueling Wing, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base - KC-135R
• Wyoming
  • 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne Air National Guard Base - C-130H