New Jersey Air National Guard
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The New Jersey Air National Guard (NJ ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of New Jersey, United States of America. It is, along with the New Jersey Army National Guard, an element of the New Jersey National Guard.
New Jersey Air National Guard | |
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Active | 30 January 1930 - present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | New Jersey |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Size | 2,300 |
Part of | New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | New Jersey Air National Guard, 400 Langley Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, 08234 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Phil Murphy (Governor of the State of New Jersey) |
State ANG commander | Brig.Gen. Patrick M. Kennedy |
State ANG Command Chief | CCM Michael J. Rakauckas |
Insignia | |
Emblem of Headquarters, New Jersey Air National Guard |
As state militia units, the units in the New Jersey Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Jersey through the office of the New Jersey Adjutant General unless they are deployed by order of the President of the United States. The New Jersey Air National Guard is headquartered at the McGuire AFB portion of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and its commander is Brigadier General Patrick M. Kennedy.