New Mexico Air National Guard

New Mexico Air National Guard
New Mexico ANG 188th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron - F-16 Fighting Falcons over Iraq, 2009
Active	7 July 1947 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	New Mexico
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	New Mexico Department of Military Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	New Mexico Department of Military Affairs, 2251 Air Guard Drive Southeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87117
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Susana Martinez (Governor of the State of New Mexico)
State military leadership	Brigadier General Andrew Salas
Insignia
Emblem of the New Mexico Air National Guard

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

As state militia units, the units in the New Mexico 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 Mexico though the office of the New Mexico Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The New Mexico Air National Guard is headquartered in Albuquerque, and its commander is currently^[update] Brigadier General, Andrew Salas.

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