Alaska Air National Guard

Alaska Air National Guard
144th Airlift Squadron - Lockheed C-130H takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 144th is the oldest unit in the Alaska Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation
Active	15 September 1952 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States  Alaska
Branch	United States Air Force   Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Alaska Department of Military & Veterans Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Alaska Air National Guard, Joint Forces Headquarters, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, 81657
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Bill Walker (Governor of the State of Alaska)
State military leadership	Brigadier General Laurel J. Hummel
Insignia
Emblem of the Alaska Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	HH-60G
Transport	C-130, C-17, KC-135, HC-130

The Alaska Air National Guard (AK ANG) is the air militia of the State of Alaska, United States of America. It is, along with the Alaska Army National Guard, an element of the Alaska National Guard.

As state military units, the units in the Alaska 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 Alaska though the office of the Alaska Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Alaska Air National Guard is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, and its commander is Brig. Gen. Timothy P. O'Brien.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Alaska Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Alaska ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized. In addition, the Alaska Air National Guard forces are assigned to Air Expeditionary Forces and are subject to deployment tasking orders along with their active duty and Air Force Reserve counterparts in their assigned cycle deployment window.

Along with their federal reserve obligations, as state military units the elements of the Alaska ANG are subject to being activated by order of the Governor to provide protection of life and property, and preserve peace, order and public safety. State missions include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense.

The Alaska Air National Guard consists of the following major units: