Arizona Air National Guard

Arizona Air National Guard
197th Air Refueling Squadron - KC-135R Stratotanker taking off from Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Phoenix. The 197th ARS is the oldest unit in the Arizona Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation
Active	12 December 1946 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States  Arizona
Branch	United States Air Force   Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Joint Force Headquarters, 5636 E McDowell Road, Phoenix
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Doug Ducey (Governor of the State of Arizona)
State military leadership	Brigadier General Michael T. McGuire
Insignia
Arizona Air National Guard emblem
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16 Fighting Falcon
Reconnaissance	MQ-1 Predator
Tanker	KC-135 Stratotanker

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

As state militia units, the units in the Arizona 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 Arizona through the office of the Arizona Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Arizona Air National Guard is headquartered at the Joint Force Headquarters in Phoenix, and its commander is currently^[update] Brigadier General Michael T McGuire.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Arizona Air National Guard units are an Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Arizona 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 Arizona 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 militia units the elements of the Arizona 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.