Nebraska Air National Guard

Nebraska Air National Guard
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker of the 173d Air Refueling Squadron, landing at Lincoln ANGB. The 173d ARS is the oldest unit in the Nebraska Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation.
Active26 July 1946 – present
Country United States
Allegiance Nebraska
Branch  Air National Guard
Typestate militia, military reserve force
Role"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Size1,002[1]
Part ofNebraska National Guard
Nebraska Military Department
United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQNebraska Military Department, 1300 Military Road, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Joe Biden
(Commander-in-Chief)
Frank Kendall III
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Jim Pillen
(Governor of the State of Nebraska)
State military leadershipMajor General Craig W. Strong
Insignia
Nebraska Air National Guard emblem
Aircraft flown
TankerKC-135R Stratotanker

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

As state militia units, the units in the Nebraska Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Nebraska though the office of the Nebraska Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Nebraska Air National Guard is headquartered at Lincoln Air National Guard Base, and its commander is currently Brigadier General Wendy Johnson.

  1. ^ "Reserve Forces Military by State". Governing. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.