Air national guard - Organization - Brief Article

Airman, Jan, 2002

Director: Maj. Gen. Paul A. Weaver Jr.

Headquarters: Arlington, Va.

Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Valerie Benton

Established: Sept. 18, 1947

Web Address: www.ang.af.mil

Mission

Enforces federal authority, suppresses insurrection and defends the nation when mobilized by the president, Congress or both. Units augment the Air Force by participating in operations and exercises worldwide by direction of the Air Staff, major commands or joint/unified commands. Commanded by the governors of the 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands and the commanding general of the District of Columbia. Each governor is represented in the state or territory chain of command by an adjutant general. The ANG Readiness Center is a field operating agency.

People


Officers    13,426
Enlisted    94,113
Civilians    1,289

Total      108,828

Flying Activity

Provides 100 percent of the interceptor, 10 percent of B-1B bombers, 24 percent of the tactical airlift, 23 percent of the air-rescue capability, 32 percent of the tactical fighters, 24 percent of tactical air support, 43 percent of the KC-135 refueling capability and 11 percent of the strategic airlift capability of the total force, plus six aircraft for the Air Force's special operations mission.

Abbreviation codes:

ANGB: Air National Guard Base

ANGS: Air National Guard Station

ARS: Air Refueling Squadron

ARW: Air Refueling Wing

BW: Bomb Wing

FTU: Formal Training Unit

FW: Fighter Wing

IAP: International Airport

JRB: Joint Reserve Base

MAP: Municipal Airport

NAS: Naval Air Station

RQW: Rescue Wing

SOW: Special Operations Wing

WG: Wing

Organization

Air Combat Command

* 102nd FW, Otis ANGB, Mass. (F-15A)

* 103rd FW, Bradley IAP, Conn. (A/OA-10A)

* 104th FW, Barnes MAP, Mass. (A/OA-10A)

* 106th RQW, Francis S. Gabreski Airport, N.Y. (HC-130, HH-60G)

* 110th FW, W.K. Kellogg Airport, Mich. (A/OA-10A)

* 111th FW, NAS Willow Grove JRB, Pa. (A/OA-10A)

* 113th WG, Andrews AFB, Md. (C-21, C-22, C-38, F-16C/D)

* 114th FW, Joe Foss Field, S.D. (F-16C/D)

* 115th FW, Truax Field, Wis. (F-16C/D)

* 116th BW, Robins AFB, Ga. (B-1B)

* 119th FW, Hector IAP, N.D. (F-16A/B)

* 120th FW, Great Falls IAP, Mont. (F-16A/B)

* 122nd FW, Fort Wayne IAP, Ind. (F-16C/D)

* 124th WG, Boise Air Terminal, Idaho (A/OA-10A, C-130E)

* 125th FW, Jacksonville IAP, Fla. (F-15A/B)

* 127th WG, Selfridge ANGB, Mich. (C-130E, F-16C/D)

* 129th RQW, NAS Moffett, Calif. (MC-130, HH-60)

* 131st FW, Lambert-St. Louis IAP, Mo. (F-15A/B)

* 132nd FW, Des Moines IAP, Iowa (F-16C/D)

* 138th FW, Tulsa IAP, Okla. (F-16C/D)

* 140th WG, Buckley AFB, Colo. (F-16C/D)

* 142nd FW, Portland IAP, Ore. (F-15A/B)

* 144th FW, Fresno Air Terminal, Calif. (F-16C/D)

* 147th FW, Ellington Field, Texas (F-16C)

* 148th FW, Duluth IAP, Minn. (F-16A/B)

* 150th FW, Kirtland AFB, N.M. (F-16C/D)

* 156th AW, Muniz ANGB, Puerto Rico (C-130E)

* 158th FW, Burlington IAP, Vt. (F-16C/D)

* 159th FW, NAS New Orleans JRB, La. (F-15A/B)

* 169th FW, McEntire ANGS, S.C. (F-16C/D)

* 174th FW, Hancock Field, N.Y. (F-16C/D)

* 175th WG, Martin State Airport, Md. (A/OA-10A, C-130E)

* 177th FW, Atlantic City IAP, N.J. (F-16C)

* 180th FW, Toledo Express Airport, Ohio (F-16C/D)

* 181st FW, Terra Haute LAP - Hulman Field, Ind. (F-16C/D)

* 183rd FW, Capital MAP, Ill. (F-16C/D)

* 184th BW, McConnell AFB, Kan. (B-1B)

* 185th FW, Sioux Gateway Airport, Iowa (F-16C/D)

* 187th FW, Dannelly Field, Ala. (F-16C/D)

* 188th FW, Fort Smith Regional Airport, Ark. (F-16A/B)

* 192nd FW, Richmond IAP, Va. (F-15C/D)

Air Education and Training Command

* 149th FW, Lackland AFB, Texas (F-16A/B)

* 162nd FW (FTU), Tucson IAP, Ariz. (F-16A/B/C/D)

* 173rd Fighter Wing (FTU), Kingsley Field, Ore. (F-15C/D)

* 189th AW, Little Rock AFB, Ark. (C-130)

* 178th FG, Springfield - Beckley MAP, Ohio (F-16C/D)

Air Force Special Operations Command

* 193rd SOW, Harrisburg IAP, Pa. (EC-130E)

Air Mobility Command

* 101st ARW, Bangor IAP, Maine (KC-135E)

* 105th AW, Stewart IAP, N.Y. (C-5A)

* 107th ARW, Niagara Falls IAP/ARS, N.Y. (KC-135R)

* 108th ARW, McGuire AFB, N.J. (KC-135E)

* 109th AW, Schenectady Airport, N.Y. (C-130H, LC-130H)

* 117th ARW, Birmingham Airport, Ala. (KC-135R)

* 118th AW, Nashville IAP, Tenn. (C-130H)

* 121st ARW, Rickenbacker ANGS, Ohio (KC-135R)

* 123rd AW, Louisville IAP, Ky. (C-130H)

* 126th ARW -- Scott AFB, Ill. (KC-135E)

* 128th ARW, General Mitchell IAP/ARS, Wis. (KC-135R)

* 130th AW, Yeager Airport, W.Va. (C-130H)

* 133rd AW, Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP/ARS, Minn. (C-130H)

* 134th ARW, McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tenn. (KC-135E)

* 135th AW, Martin State Airport, Md. (C-130J)

* 136th AW, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas (C-130H)

* 137th AW, Will Rogers World Airport, Okla. (C-130H)

* 139th AW, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Mo. (C-130H)

* 141st ARW, Fairchild AFB, Wash. (KC-135E)

* 143rd AW, Quonset State Airport, R.I. (C-130E)

* 145th AW, Charlotte/Douglas LAP, N.C. (C-130H)

* 146th AW, Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. (C-130E)

* 151st ARW, Salt Lake City IAP, Utah (KC-135E)

* 152nd AW, Reno-Tahoe IAP, Nev. (C-130E & PC)

* 153rd AW, Cheyenne MAP, Wyo. (C-130H)

* 155th ARW, Lincoln MAP, Neb. (KC-135R)