District of Columbia Air National Guard

District of Columbia Air National Guard
DC Air National Guard 121st Fighter Squadron F-16s over Washington DC.
Active	10 April 1941 - present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	"To meet district and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	District of Columbia National Guard United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	District of Columbia Air National Guard, 2001 East Capital St, SE, Washington DC 20003
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Mayor Muriel Bowser (Mayor of Washington, D.C.)
Military leadership	Major General Errol R. Schwartz
Insignia
Emblem of the District of Columbia Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
Transport	C-38A Courier, C-40C Clipper

The District of Columbia Air National Guard (DC ANG) is a militia and Air Force reserve organization of the District of Columbia, United States of America. It is, along with the District of Columbia Army National Guard, an element of the District of Columbia National Guard.

As militia units, the units in the District of Columbia Air National Guard are not in United States Air Force chain of command unless federalized by the president. As a federal district, the units of the DC ANG are under the direct jurisdiction of the President of the United States through the office of the Commanding General District of Columbia National Guard unless activated. The District of Columbia Air National Guard is headquartered in Washington D.C., and its commander is Major General Errol R. Schwartz.

The District of Columbia Air National Guard is unique among the United States Air National Guard. Because Washington, D.C. lacks an Air Force installation with a runway, DC Air National Guard units are stationed at nearby Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

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