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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). 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 national guard is located in every state in the union.

The Oldest ANG unit is the 102nd Rescue Squadron, New York Air National Guard. The unit was federalized for service in 1916. It was a component of the Army National Guard at the time, and has the distinction of flying balloons as early as 1908. The 102nd was commanded by Capt. Raynal C. Bolling, who was killed in France during World War I. The 102nd flew the first, long distance mission, flying from Long Island to Princeton, New Jersey, to watch a football game. The 102nd was highlighted in the national best selling book, The Perfect Storm, written by Sebastian Junger.

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. 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. 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 many ANG members work full-time. Many ANG aviators work for commercial airlines, but in the ANG they may train to fly any of the aircraft in the USAF inventory, with the exception of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, the B-1B Lancer bomber, the MH-53 Pave Low helicopter, the AC-130 Gunship, and the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.

Since the 1991 Gulf War, ANG pilots have patrolled Iraq's no-fly zones. 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 over Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Another ANG F-16 unit from Vermont later patrolled the skies over New York City.
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Air National Guard F-16 Falcon fighters fly over Kunsan, South Korea. 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. The F-15's were stationed at Otis Air National Guard Base, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 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.

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;

Whereas within the first hour of the terrorist attacks, the 102d Fighter Wing launched six armed aircraft on combat air patrol over New York City and Boston;"

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.

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Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF).

ACC is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base Virginia.
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Air Education and Training Command (AETC) was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF).
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Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFMC was created July 1, 1992 through the reorganization of Air Force Logistics Command and Air Force Systems Command.

AFMC is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Ohio.
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The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force with its headquarters at Robins AFB, Georgia United States It became a MAJCOM of the Air Force on 17 February 1997.
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Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. AFSPC is headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base Colorado. Its acting commander is Major General Thomas F. Deppe .
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Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) was established 22 May, 1990,with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla. AFSOC is a United States Air Force (USAF) major command and is the air component to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified command
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Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. AMC is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF).

AMC is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
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Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is one of two United States Air Force major commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
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The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is the U.S. Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force major commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces.
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This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. For aircraft currently in service, see the List of active United States military aircraft.
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This is a list of Numbered Air Forces (NAF) of the United States Air Force

Historically, a NAF is a level of command below a MAJCOM (Major Command), and above one or more Wings or independent Groups. Over time their role has changed.
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This is a partial list of Wings in the United States Air Force, focusing on AFCON wings.

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This is a list of Groups in the United States Air Force that do not belong to a host wing.

The last level of independent operation is the group level. When an organization is not part of the primary mission of the base it will be made an independent group.
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This is a list of United States Air Force squadrons. It covers both the independent United States Air Force (USAF) and its period as a branch of the US Army culminating as the Army Air Forces up to 1947.
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The following is a partial list of U.S. Air Force bases and airfields, past and present.

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United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). Both are maintained through the National Guard Bureau, a semi-independent subordinate entity of the United States
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The Reserve Components of the United States Department of Defense are military organizations with members who generally perform a minimum of 39 days of military duty per year and who augment the active duty (or full time) military when necessary.
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United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. Previously part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947.
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The Army National Guard consists of the "land force" of the United States National Guard, or organized militia, of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, as defined in Title 32, USC Section 101.
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United States National Guard is a reserve forces component of the United States Army (the Army National Guard) and the United States Air Force (the Air National Guard). Both are maintained through the National Guard Bureau, a semi-independent subordinate entity of the United States
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