Oklahoma Air National Guard | |
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![]() F-16C Block 42E Fighting Falcons of the 125th Fighter Squadron at Tulsa AGB. The 125th is the oldest unit in the Oklahoma Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation. | |
Active | 10 February 1941 - present |
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Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Oklahoma Military Department United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Oklahoma Military Department, 3501 Northeast Military Circle, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73111 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Kevin Stitt (Governor of the State of Oklahoma) |
State military leadership | Brigadier General Gregory L. Ferguson |
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Emblem of the Oklahoma Air National Guard | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16C/D Fighting Falcon |
Tanker | KC-135R Stratotanker |
The Oklahoma Air National Guard (OK ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Oklahoma, United States of America. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Oklahoma Army National Guard an element of the Oklahoma National Guard of the larger United States National Guard Bureau.
As state militia units, the units in the Oklahoma Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Oklahoma though the office of the Oklahoma Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Oklahoma Air National Guard is headquartered in Oklahoma City, and its commander is currently[update] Brigadier General Gregory L. Ferguson