Arizona Air National Guard | |
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![]() Emblem of the Arizona Air National Guard | |
Active | 12 December 1946 – present |
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Type | State militia, reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Arizona National Guard United States National Guard Bureau National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Force Headquarters, 5636 E McDowell Road, Phoenix |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Katie Hobbs (Governor of the State of Arizona) |
State military leadership | Major General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16 Fighting Falcon |
Reconnaissance | MQ-1 Predator |
Tanker | KC-135 Stratotanker |
The Arizona Air National Guard (AZ ANG) is the aerial militia of the state of Arizona, United States of America. It is, along with the Arizona Army National Guard, an element of the Arizona National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Arizona Air National Guard are not typically in the normal United States Air Force chain of command unless federalized. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Arizona through the office of the Arizona Adjutant General unless they are federalized when ordered by the President of the United States. The Arizona Air National Guard is headquartered at the Joint Force Headquarters in Phoenix and at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, and its commander is currently[update] Major General Kerry L. Muehlenbeck.