West Virginia Air National Guard

West Virginia Air National Guard
Emblem of the West Virginia Air National Guard
Active	7 March 1947 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	West Virginia
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	state militia, military reserve force
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities"
Part of	West Virginia National Guard United States National Guard Bureau National Guard
Garrison/HQ	West Virginia Air National Guard, 1703 Coonskin Drive, Charleston, West Virginia, 25311
Website	https://www.wv.ng.mil/About-Us/West-Virginia-Air-National-Guard/
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Governor Jim Justice (Governor of the State of West Virginia)
State military leadership	Brig Gen David V. Cochran[1]
Aircraft flown
Transport	C-130J Super Hercules  C-17 Globemaster III

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

As state militia units, the units in the West Virginia Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of West Virginia though the office of the West Virginia Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The West Virginia Air National Guard is headquartered in Charleston, and its commander is Brigadier General David V. Cochran.

Under the "Total Force" concept, West Virginia Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components of the United States Air Force (USAF). West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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.