Arkansas Air National Guard

Arkansas Air National Guard
154th Training Squadron C-130 Hercules flies over the state capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas. The 154th TS is the oldest unit in the Arkansas Air National Guard, having over 80 years of service to the state and nation
Active	October 24, 1925 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States  Arkansas
Branch	United States Air Force   Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Arkansas Military Department United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Arkansas Air National Guard, Bldg 6000, Camp J.T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72099
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Asa Hutchingson (Governor of the State of Arkansas)
State military leadership	Major General William D. Wofford (Adjutant General of Arkansas) Brigadier General Travis D. “Dwight” Balch (Commander Arkansas Air National Guard)
Insignia
Emblem of the Arkansas National Guard
Aircraft flown
Fighter	A-10A Thunderbolt II
Transport	C-130E Hercules

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

As state militia units, the units in the Arkansas 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 Arkansas through the office of the Arkansas Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Arkansas Air National Guard is headquartered at North Little Rock, and its commander is currently^[update] Brigadier General Travis D. "Dwight" Balch.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Arkansas Air National Guard units are an Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas Air National Guard consists of the following major units: