Air National Guard

When Air National Guard units are not mobilized or under federal control, they report to the governor of their respective state, territory or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard.

The Secretary of the Air Force shall, not later than February 1, 2001, submit to Congress a plan to modernize and upgrade the combat capabilities of those Air National Guard units that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are assigned F-16A aircraft so that those units can be deployed as part of Air Expeditionary Forces." Floyd D.

One option available to allow the Air National Guard to meet more demanding taskings, for longer periods of time and with less impact on the traditional Guard force, is to increase the number of active duty Air Force personnel in Air National Guard units. An example of such an arrangement is the 124th Fighter Group and the B-1 unit at McConnell AFB.

About half of our airfields are managed by civilian airport authorities--especially among our Air National Guard units. That means that partnering on airfield, airspace, and fuels management issues is never far from my mind.

The general's assessment comes on the heels of a report earlier this year by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, which found that nearly 90 percent of Army National Guard units and 45 percent of Air National Guard units not currently deployed overseas have severe equipment shortages.

This one-of-a-kind Army Reserve unit will be fully integrated into current deployment operations as part of the Joint Communications Support Element, which is composed of Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force servicemembers to include two Air National Guard units. Currently, JCSE has three active-duty communication squadrons, a headquarters squadron, one communications support detachment and two Air National Guard units.

Fighter aircraft flying patrols within the continental United States, for example, are primarily from Air National Guard units. By law, Federal military units are not automatically deployed to either natural or terrorist disasters.

The event was held on May 18th, Armed Forces Day, and was attended by members of the public and troops from Oregon Army and Air National Guard units. In the photo above.

The USAF Aeronautical Systems Center (Eglin AFB, FL) is the contracting agent, with Air National Guard units providing operational demonstration support.

It's one of 12 Air National Guard units throughout the country whose air defense mission is to provide and support combat-ready aircraft and air crews for surveillance and control of U.S.

The Reserve's 459th Air Refueling Wing from Joint Base Andrews, Md., participated in this year's exercise along with other active-duty and Air National Guard units.

A new report by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves found that nearly 90 percent of Army National Guard units and 45 percent of Air National Guard units not currently deployed overseas have severe equipment shortages.

In space, for example, we now have six Air National Guard units. Their missions run from warning of ballistic missile attacks with Space Warning Squadrons in Colorado and Alaska to launch range operations in Florida and flying the Milstar communications satellite from California.

The politics of base closures threaten to unravel an elaborate plan to integrate Air Force and Air National Guard units.