Iowa Air National Guard | |
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![]() Shield of the Iowa Air National Guard | |
Active | 23 August 1946 - present |
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Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Iowa National Guard United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Iowa Air National Guard, 7105 NW 70th Avenue, Johnston, Iowa, 50131 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Kim Reynolds (Governor of the State of Iowa) |
State military leadership | Major General Stephen E. Osborne (Adjutant General)
Brigadier General Stephanie S. Samenus (Assistant Adjutant, Air) |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | MQ-9 Reaper |
Tanker | KC-135R Stratotanker |
The Iowa Air National Guard (IA ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Iowa, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Iowa Army National Guard, an element of the Iowa National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Iowa Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Iowa through the office of the Iowa Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Iowa Air National Guard is headquartered at Camp Dodge, Johnston, and its commander is currently[update] Brigadier General Shawn Ford.[1]