Montana Air National Guard
| Montana Air National Guard | |
|---|---|
| Active | 27 June 1947 - present |
| Country |
 United States
|
| Allegiance |
 Montana
|
| Branch |
 Air National Guard
|
| Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
| Part of | Montana Department of Military Affairs |
| Garrison/HQ | Montana Air National Guard Headquarters, 2800 Airport 2nd Street, Great Falls, Montana, 59404 |
| Commanders | |
| Civilian leadership | President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Steve Bullock (Governor of the State of Montana) |
| State military leadership | Colonel Leslie (Lee) T. Smith |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the Montana Air National Guard/120th Fighter Wing |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Transport | C-130H Hercules |
The Montana Air National Guard (MT ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. State of Montana. Along with the Montana Army National Guard it is an element of the Montana National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Montana Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Montana though the office of the Montana Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Montana Air National Guard is headquartered in Great Falls, and its commander is currently[update] Colonel Leslie (Lee) T. Smith.
Under the "Total Force" concept, Montana Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Montana 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, they 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 obligations, Montana ANG elements are subject to activation by 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 Montana Air National Guard consists of the following major unit:
Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
On 24 May 1946, the United States Army Air Forces, in response to dramatic postwar military budget cuts imposed by President Harry S. Truman, allocated inactive unit designations to the National Guard Bureau for the formation of an Air Force National Guard. These unit designations were allotted and transferred to various State National Guard bureaus to provide them unit designations to re-establish them as Air National Guard units.
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