Minnesota Air National Guard | |
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Founded | 17 January 1921 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | State of Minnesota |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Minnesota National Guard United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Minnesota Air National Guard, 631 Minuteman Dr, St Paul, Minnesota, 55111. |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Tim Walz (Governor of the State of Minnesota) |
State military leadership | Major General (MN) Shawn P. Manke (The Adjutant General)' |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16CJ Fighting Falcon |
Transport | C-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[update] Major General Jon Jensen.