Ohio Air National Guard

Ohio Air National Guard
112th Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon 89-2051, Toledo AGB. The 112th is the oldest unit in the Ohio Air National Guard, having over 90 years of service to the state and nation
Active	20 June 1927 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Ohio
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Size	over 5,000
Part of	Ohio National Guard United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Ohio Air National Guard, 7370 Readiness Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43217
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor John Kasich (Governor of the State of Ohio)
State military leadership	Major General Mark E. Bartman
Insignia
Emblem of the Ohio Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-16C Fighting Falcon
Reconnaissance	MQ-1 Predator
Transport	C-130H Hercules C-27J Spartan
Tanker	KC-135R Stratotanker

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

As state militia units, the units in the Ohio Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Ohio through the office of the Ohio Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Ohio Air National Guard is headquartered at Beightler Armory, Columbus, and its commander is Major General Mark E. Bartman.

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

Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:

Aviation units of the National Guard first began operating in 1915. The state of Ohio received its first aerial unit after World War I, when the 112th Observation Squadron (consolidated with the World War I 112th Aero Squadron on October 20, 1936) was constituted in 1921 and assigned to the 37th Division, but not activated. The 112th O.S. was organized and federally recognized on June 20, 1927, at Cleveland Airport. In 1933 the unit was assigned to the 45th Observation Group, a Regular Army Inactive (RAI) unit assigned to support the V Corps in wartime. The unit was inducted into federal service on November 25, 1940, and assigned to Pope Field, North Carolina, in support of the I Corps.