Minnesota Air National Guard

Minnesota Air National Guard
Founded17 January 1921
Country United States
Allegiance State of Minnesota
Branch Air National Guard
Typestate militia, military reserve force
Role"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of Minnesota National Guard
United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQMinnesota Air National Guard, 631 Minuteman Dr, St Paul, Minnesota, 55111.
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Joe Biden
(Commander-in-Chief)
Frank Kendall III
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Tim Walz
(Governor of the State of Minnesota)
State military leadershipMajor General (MN) Shawn P. Manke
(The Adjutant General)'
Aircraft flown
FighterF-16CJ Fighting Falcon
TransportC-130H Hercules

The Minnesota Air National Guard (MN ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Minnesota Army National Guard, an element of the Minnesota National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau.

As state militia units, the units in the Minnesota Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Minnesota though the office of the Minnesota Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Minnesota Air National Guard is headquartered in St. Paul, and its commander is currently Major General Jon Jensen.