New Jersey Air National Guard

New Jersey Air National Guard
119th Fighter Squadron - General Dynamics F-16C Block 25B Fighting Falcon 83-1142, The 119th is the oldest unit in the New Jersey Air National Guard, having over 90 years of service to the state and nation
Active	30 January 1930 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	New Jersey
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Size	2,300
Part of	New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	New Jersey Air National Guard, 400 Langley Avenue, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, 08234
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Chris Christie (Governor of the State of New Jersey)
State military leadership	Brigadier General Michael Cunniff
Insignia
Emblem of the New Jersey Air National Guard

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

As state militia units, the units in the New Jersey Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Jersey though the office of the New Jersey Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The New Jersey Air National Guard is headquartered at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, Egg Harbor Township, and its commander is Brigadier General Robert C. Bolton.

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