Colorado Air National Guard

Colorado Air National Guard
120th Fighter Squadron - General Dynamics F-16C Block 30H Fighting Falcon 87-0279. The 120th FS is the oldest unit in the Colorado Air National Guard, having over 80 years of service to the state and nation
Active	June 27, 1923 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Colorado
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, 6848 South Revere Parkway, Centennial, Colorado, 80112
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor John Hickenlooper (D) (Governor of the State of Colorado)
State military leadership	Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards Call sign: Farmer (Adjutant General, State of Colorado) Brigadier General William E. Hudson (Assistant Adjutant General) Brigadier General Trulan A. Eyre (140th Wing Commander)
Insignia
Emblem of the Colorado Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Transport	C-21A Learjet

The Colorado Air National Guard (CO ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. State of Colorado. It is, along with the Colorado Army National Guard, an element of the Colorado National Guard. The units of the Colorado Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Colorado through the office of the Colorado Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Colorado Air National Guard is headquartered in Centennial, and its commander is currently^[update] Major General H. Michael Edwards.

The Colorado Air National Guard 120th Fighter Squadron was the first federally recognized Air National Guard unit after the Second World War, receiving this distinction on 30 June 1946.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Colorado Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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.