Michigan Air National Guard | |
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107th Fighter Squadron - A-10 Thunderbolt II taking off from Selfridge AGB, Detroit. The 107th FS is the oldest unit in the Michigan Air National Guard, having over 80 years of service to the state and nation
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Active | 7 May 1926 – present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance |
United States Michigan |
Branch |
United States Air Force Air National Guard |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Force Headquarters Michigan Air National Guard, 3411 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, Michigan 48911 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Rick Snyder (Governor of the State of Michigan) |
State military leadership | Brigadier General Leonard W. Isabelle Jr. |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Michigan Air National Guard | |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | A-10 Thunderbolt II |
Reconnaissance | MQ-9 Reaper |
Tanker | KC-135T Stratotanker |
The Michigan Air National Guard (MI ANG) is the air force militia of the State of Michigan, United States of America. It is, along with the Michigan Army National Guard, an element of the Michigan National Guard. The Michigan Air National Guard is also an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force.
As a state militia, the Michigan Air National Guard are not in the United States Air Force chain of command unless it is federalized. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Michigan though the office of the Michigan Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Michigan Air National Guard is headquartered at the Joint Forces Headquarters compound, located in Lansing, Michigan and its commander is currently[update] Brigadier General Leonard W. Isabelle Jr.
Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Michigan Air National Guard consists of the following major units:
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities: