Pennsylvania Air National Guard

Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Pennsylvania ANG 193d Special Operations Wing Commando Solo EC-130J.
Active	June 27, 1924 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Pennsylvania
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ	Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Bldg. S-0-47, Fort Indiantown Gap , Annville, PA 17003
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Donald Trump (Commander-in-Chief) Deborah Lee James (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Tom Wolf (Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
Commonwealth military leadership	Brigadier General Anthony J. Carrelli (The Adjutant General)
Insignia
Emblem of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard

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

As commonwealth militia units, the units in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Pennsylvania through the office of the Pennsylvania Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Pennsylvania Air National Guard is headquartered at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, and its commander is Brigadier General Anthony J. Carrelli.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Pennsylvania Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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 commonwealth militia units the elements of the Pennsylvania 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. Commonwealth 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.