Ohio Air National Guard | |
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Founded | 20 June 1927 |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | State of Ohio |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Size | over 5,000 |
Part of | Ohio National Guard United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Ohio Air National Guard, 7370 Readiness Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43217 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Mike DeWine (Governor of the State of Ohio) |
State military leadership | Major General John C. Harris Jr. |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Ohio Air National Guard | |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16C Fighting Falcon |
Reconnaissance | MQ-1 Predator |
Tanker | KC-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.