Arizona Air National Guard

Arizona Air National Guard
Emblem of the Arizona Air National Guard
Active12 December 1946 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Arizona
Branch Air National Guard
TypeState militia, reserve force
Role"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part ofArizona National Guard
United States National Guard Bureau
National Guard
Garrison/HQJoint Force Headquarters, 5636 E McDowell Road, Phoenix
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Joe Biden
(Commander-in-Chief)
Frank Kendall III
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Katie Hobbs
(Governor of the State of Arizona)
State military leadershipMajor General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck
Aircraft flown
FighterF-16 Fighting Falcon
ReconnaissanceMQ-1 Predator
TankerKC-135 Stratotanker

The Arizona Air National Guard (AZ ANG) is the aerial militia of the state of Arizona, United States of America. It is, along with the Arizona Army National Guard, an element of the Arizona National Guard.

As state militia units, the units in the Arizona Air National Guard are not typically in the normal United States Air Force chain of command unless federalized. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Arizona through the office of the Arizona Adjutant General unless they are federalized when ordered by the President of the United States. The Arizona Air National Guard is headquartered at the Joint Force Headquarters in Phoenix and at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, and its commander is currently Major General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck.