Hawaii Air National Guard | |
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Active | 4 November 1946 - present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Hawaii |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Hawaii National Guard United States National Guard Bureau National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honolulu, Hawaii |
Motto(s) | Hookanaka "Courageous" [2] |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Josh Green (Governor of the State of Hawaii) |
State military leadership | Major General Joseph Harris |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-22 Raptor |
Transport | C-17 Globemaster III |
Tanker | KC-135 Stratotanker |
The Hawaii Air National Guard (HI ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Hawaii Army National Guard, an element of the Hawaii National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Hawaii Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Hawaii through the office of the Hawaii Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Hawaii Air National Guard is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Honolulu, and its commander is Major General Joseph Harris.