North Dakota Air National Guard

North Dakota Air National Guard
178th Reconnaissance Squadron - General Atomics MQ-1B-10 Predator 08-024. The 178th RS is the oldest unit in the North Dakota Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation
Active	1 February 1947 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	North Dakota
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	North Dakota Department Of Military Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	North Dakota Air National Guard, 1400 32d Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota, 58102
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Jack Dalrymple (Governor of the State of North Dakota)
State military leadership	Major General Alan S. Dohrmann
Insignia
Emblem of the Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Patrol	General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
Transport	Learjet C-21A

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

As state militia units, the units in the North Dakota Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of North Dakota though the office of the North Dakota Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The North Dakota Air National Guard is headquartered in Fargo, and its commander is currently^[update] Major General Alan S. Dohrmann.

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