Air National Guard

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The Air National Guard (ANG) , often referred to as the Air Guard, is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. Air Education and Training Command ( AETC) was established July 1 1993 with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC is a major command of the United States Air Force. The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U Air Force Space Command ( AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC) was established 22 May, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida Air Mobility Command (AMC is a Major Command (MAJCOM of the U The United States Air Forces in Europe ( USAFE) is the United States Air Force component of U This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype pre-production and operational types This is a list of Wings in the United States Air Force Air National Guard. A complete list of the Air National Guard Squadrons Flying squadrons means that they are currently flying or were flying in their past For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. The Reserve Components of the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Homeland Security (in the case of the United States Coast Guard Like the Army National Guard, the ANG is administered by the National Guard Bureau and an ANG unit may be activated by either the President of the United States or the governor of the state in which it resides. The Army National Guard ( ARNG) is the land force militia organized by each of the several states and territories of the United States For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government The national guard is located in every state in the union, Puerto Rico, Guam, U. S. Virgin Islands, and Washington D. C.

The oldest ANG unit is the 102nd Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard. The New York Air National Guard is the component of the United States Air National Guard operating within the state of New York. The unit was federalized for service in 1916. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It was a component of the Army National Guard at the time, and has the distinction of flying balloons as early as 1908. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The 102nd was commanded by Capt Raynal C. Bolling, who was killed in France during World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The 102nd was also highlighted in the national best selling book, The Perfect Storm, written by Sebastian Junger, as well as the film by the same title which was based on the book. The Perfect Storm (ISBN 0-393-04016-X is a non-fiction Book written by Sebastian Junger and published by Little Brown and Company in 1997 Sebastian Junger (born January 17 1962 in Belmont Massachusetts) is an American Author and Journalist, most famous for

Although the ANG was not established as a separate component of the USAF until 1947, throughout the twentieth century National Guard aviators have played significant roles in all wars involving the United States and in most of its major contingencies. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ANG units served on active duty during the Korean War, and ANG F-100 squadrons from Colorado, New York, Iowa, and New Mexico served at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, for eleven months of 1968-1969, flying over 24,000 combat sorties. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Phan Rang Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam military airfield located in the central coastal area near the city of Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sortie is a term for deployment or dispatch of one military unit be it of Aircraft, Ship or in older times of columns of troops from a fort In recent operations, entire units and individuals have also been activated.

The ANG is often described as a "reserve" force of "part-time airmen," although the demands of maintaining modern aircraft mean that many ANG members work full-time, either as Air Reserve Technicians (ART) or Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) personnel. A military reserve force is a military organization Airman is a term used to refer to any enlisted personnel in the United States Air Force or Other Ranks in the Royal Air Force (in which airwoman Even traditional part-time air guardsmen, especially pilots, navigators/combat systems officers, air battle managers and enlisted aircrew, will serve 100 or more man-days annually. As such, the concept of Air National Guard service as representing only "one weekend a month and two weeks a year" is no longer valid.

Many ANG pilots work for commercial airlines, but in the ANG they may train to fly any of the aircraft in the USAF inventory, with the current exception of the B-1B Lancer bomber, the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, and the AC-130 Gunship. An airline provides air transport services for Passengers or Freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. The Lockheed AC-130 Gunship is a heavily-armed ground attack airplane The Georgia Air National Guard and the Kansas Air National Guard previously flew the B-1B Lancer prior to converting to the E-8 Joint STARS and KC-135R Stratotanker, respectively. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In addition, the 131st Bomb Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard, used to fly the F-15C/D Eagle, but transitioned to the B-2 Spirit and became an "Associate" bomb wing to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This article is about the US Air Force B-2 Wing For the article on the World War II B-29 unit see 509th Operations Group. Whiteman Air Force Base ( Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States

Since the 1991 Gulf War, ANG pilots have patrolled Iraq's no-fly zones. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. A no-fly zone is a territory over which Aircraft are not permitted to fly During the 9/11 terrorist attacks the first unit to provide air cover was the Happy Hooligans, a North Dakota ANG F-16 unit diverted from flight training while deployed to Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. Langley Air Force Base is located three Nautical miles (6 km) north of the Central business district of the city of Hampton, Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Another ANG F-16 unit from Vermont, the Green Mountain Boys of the 158th Fighter Wing, later patrolled the skies over New York City. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The City of New York Right after the attacks, the 102nd Fighter Wing also patrolled the skies over New York City with F-15A Eagles, it being the first wing to respond to the attacks.

Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters fly over Kunsan, South Korea. Gunsan is a city in North Jeolla Province South Korea. It is located on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Note tailflashes from New Mexico, Colorado and Montana ANGs

According to news and Congressional sources, the first unit over New York after the attacks began was the 102nd Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, its F-15s being stationed at Otis Air National Guard Base in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Air National Guard is the air component of the Massachusetts National Guard. Otis Air National Guard Base is an Air National Guard installation located within the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR a military training facility Cape Cod (or simply the Cape to most New Englanders is a Peninsula nearly coextensive with Barnstable County Massachusetts and forming the easternmost On May 22, 2002 a Joint Resolution was passed by the Congress of the United States recognizing the members of the 102 FW for their actions on September 11, 2001. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. On a note of politics, the wing later changed to that of an intelligence mission, ending its prestigious history.

The resolution in part states: "Whereas on the morning of September 11, 2001, the 102d Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard became the Nation's first airborne responder to the terrorist attacks of that day when it scrambled two F-15 fighter aircraft just six minutes after being informed of the terrorist hijackings of commercial airliners".

The United States Air National Guard has about 110,000 men and women in service.

Air National Guard by State

This is a list of state Air National Guard units.

• U. S. States
  1. Alabama Air National Guard
  2. Alaska Air National Guard
  3. Arizona Air National Guard
  4. Arkansas Air National Guard [1]
  5. California Air National Guard
  6. Colorado Air National Guard
  7. Connecticut Air National Guard
  8. Delaware Air National Guard [2]
  9. Florida Air National Guard [3]
  10. Georgia Air National Guard
  11. Hawaii Air National Guard [4]
  12. Idaho Air National Guard
  13. Illinois Air National Guard
  14. Indiana Air National Guard [5]
  15. Iowa Air National Guard [6]
  16. Kansas Air National Guard [7]
  17. Kentucky Air National Guard
  18. Louisiana Air National Guard [8]
  19. Maine Air National Guard [9]
  20. Maryland Air National Guard [10]
  21. Massachusetts Air National Guard [11]
  22. Michigan Air National Guard [12]
  23. Minnesota Air National Guard [13]
  24. Mississippi Air National Guard [14]
  25. Missouri Air National Guard
  26. Montana Air National Guard [15]
  27. Nebraska Air National Guard
  28. Nevada Air National Guard [16]
  29. New Hampshire Air National Guard [17]
  30. New Jersey Air National Guard
  31. New Mexico Air National Guard [18]
  32. New York Air National Guard
  33. North Carolina Air National Guard [19]
  34. North Dakota Air National Guard [20]
  35. Ohio Air National Guard
  36. Oklahoma Air National Guard [21] [22]
  37. Oregon Air National Guard
  38. Pennsylvania Air National Guard
  39. Rhode Island Air National Guard [23]
  40. South Carolina Air National Guard [24]
  41. South Dakota Air National Guard [25]
  42. Tennessee Air National Guard
  43. Texas Air National Guard
  44. Utah Air National Guard [26]
  45. Vermont Air National Guard [27]
  46. Virginia Air National Guard [28]
  47. Washington Air National Guard [29]
  48. West Virginia Air National Guard
  49. Wisconsin Air National Guard
  50. Wyoming Air National Guard [30]

• Federal District and Territories
  1. District of Columbia Air National Guard [31]
  2. Puerto Rico Air National Guard [32]
  3. Virgin Islands Air National Guard [33]

See also

• List of U.S. Air Force bases
• Flying Squadrons of the Air National Guard

External links

• Official site
• Air National Guard Human Factors Safety Portal