| Texas Air National Guard | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Texas Air National Guard | |
| Founded | 29 June 1923 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  State of Texas |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Type | reserve force, state militia |
| Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities" |
| Size | 3,170 (2017)[1] |
| Part of | Texas Military Department National Guard Bureau |
| Headquarters | Building Nine Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas 30°18′42.173″N 97°45′38.338″W |
| Motto(s) | Decisive first responders |
| March | "Texas, Our Texas" |
| Website | tmd.texas.gov/air-guard |
| Commanders | |
| Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Greg Abbott (Governor of Texas) |
| Adjutant General | Major General Thomas Suelzer |
| Commanding General | Brigadier General Andrew Camacho |
| Senior Enlisted Advisor | Chief Master Sergeant Matthew Crawford |
| Insignia | |
| Seal | .svg) |
| Shield |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | F-16C/D Fighting Falcon |
| Reconnaissance | MQ-9 Reaper |
| Transport | C-130H Hercules, Beechcraft C-12 Huron, RC-26B |
The Texas Air National Guard (TX ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Texas. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and part of the Texas National Guard, alongside the Texas Army National Guard. No element of the Texas Air National Guard is under United States Air Force command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Texas through the office of the Texas Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Texas Air National Guard is headquartered at Camp Mabry, Austin, and its chief of staff is Brigadier General Matthew Barker.
Under the "Total Force" concept, Texas Air National Guard units are considered to be an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Texas ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized. In addition, the Texas Air National Guard forces are assigned to Air Expeditionary Forces and are subject to deployment tasking orders along with their active duty and Air Force Reserve counterparts in their assigned cycle deployment window.
Along with their federal reserve obligations, as state militia units the elements of the Texas ANG are subject to being activated by order of the Governor to provide protection of life and property, and preserve peace, order and public safety. State missions include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense.
- ^ "Sunset Advisory Commission Staff Report 2018-2019 8th Legislature" (PDF). Texas Military Department. Retrieved 31 August 2019.