Ohio Air National Guard

Ohio Air National Guard
An F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 112th Fighter Squadron at Toledo AGB. The 112th is the oldest unit in the Ohio Air National Guard, having over 90 years of service to the state and nation.
Founded20 June 1927; 97 years ago (1927-06-20)
Country United States
Allegiance State of Ohio
Branch Air National Guard
Typestate militia, military reserve force
Role"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Sizeover 5,000
Part ofOhio National Guard
United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQOhio Air National Guard, 7370 Readiness Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43217
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Joe Biden
(Commander-in-Chief)
Frank Kendall III
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Mike DeWine
(Governor of the State of Ohio)
State military leadershipMajor General John C. Harris Jr.
Insignia
Emblem of the Ohio Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
FighterF-16C Fighting Falcon
ReconnaissanceMQ-1 Predator
TankerKC-135R Stratotanker

The Ohio Air National Guard (OH ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Ohio, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Ohio Army National Guard an element of the Ohio National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau.

As state militia units, the units in the Ohio Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Ohio through the office of the Ohio Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Ohio Air National Guard is headquartered at Beightler Armory, Columbus, and its commander is Major General John C. Harris Jr.