Minnesota Air National Guard

Minnesota Air National Guard
A 109th Airlift Squadron C-130 H3 flies over the shore of Mille Lacs Lake area in central Minnesota during a training mission. The 109 AS is the oldest unit in the Minnesota Air National Guard, having over 90 years of service to the state and nation
Active	17 January 1921 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Minnesota
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Minnesota Department of Military Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Minnesota Air National Guard, 631 Minuteman Dr, St Paul, Minnesota, 55111.
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Mark Dayton (Governor of the State of Minnesota)
State military leadership	Major General Richard C. Nash
Insignia
Emblem of the Minnesota Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16CJ Fighting Falcon
Transport	C-130H Hercules

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

As state militia units, the units in the Minnesota Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Minnesota though the office of the Minnesota Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Minnesota Air National Guard is headquartered in St. Paul, and its commander is currently^[update] Major General Richard C. Nash.

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

The Militia Act of 1903 established the present National Guard system, units raised by the states but paid for by the Federal Government, liable for immediate state service. If federalized by Presidential order, they fall under the regular military chain of command.