North Dakota Air National Guard

North Dakota Air National Guard
An MQ-1B-10 Predator of the 178th Reconnaissance Squadron. The 178th is the oldest unit in the North Dakota Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation.
Active1 February 1947 - present
Country United States
Allegiance North Dakota
Branch  Air National Guard
Typestate militia, military reserve force
Role"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part ofNorth Dakota Department Of Military Affairs
U.S. National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQNorth Dakota Air National Guard
1400 32d Avenue North,
Fargo, North Dakota
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Joe Biden
(Commander-in-Chief)
Frank Kendall III
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Doug Burgum
(Governor of North Dakota)
State military leadershipBrigadier General Mitchell R. Johnson
Insignia
Emblem of the Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
PatrolGeneral Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

The North Dakota Air National Guard (ND ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of North Dakota, United States. It's a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the North Dakota Army National Guard is an element of the North Dakota National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau.

As state militia units, the units in the North Dakota Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of North Dakota though the office of the North Dakota Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The North Dakota Air National Guard is headquartered in Fargo, and its commander is currently Major General Alan S. Dohrmann.