Michigan Air National Guard
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The Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Michigan, United States of America. It is, along with the Michigan Army National Guard, an element of the Michigan National Guard. The Michigan Air National Guard is also an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force.
Michigan Air National Guard | |
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Active | 7 May 1926 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | United States Michigan |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Air National Guard |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Michigan National Guard United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Force Headquarters Michigan Air National Guard, 3411 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, Michigan 48911 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Gretchen Whitmer (Governor of the State of Michigan) |
Adjutant General | Major General Paul D. Rogers |
State Air Commander | Brigadier General Bryan J. Teff |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | A-10 Thunderbolt II |
Reconnaissance | MQ-9 Reaper |
Tanker | KC-135T Stratotanker |
As a state militia, the Michigan Air National Guard are not in the United States Air Force chain of command unless it is federalized. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Michigan through the office of the Michigan Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Michigan Air National Guard is headquartered at the Joint Forces Headquarters compound, located in Lansing, Michigan and its commander is currently[update] Brigadier General Bryan J. Teff.[1]