Washington Air National Guard

Washington Air National Guard
Emblem of the Washington Air National Guard
Active6 August 1924- present
Country United States
Allegiance Washington
Branch  Air National Guard
Part ofWashington Military Department
United States National Guard Bureau
HeadquartersBldg 1, Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington, 98430
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Joe Biden
(Commander-in-Chief)
Frank Kendall III
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Governor Jay Inslee
(Governor of the State of Washington)
Aircraft flown
TransportRC-26B Metroliner
TankerKC-135R Stratotanker

The Washington Air National Guard (WA ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Washington, United States of America. It is, along with the Washington Army National Guard, an element of the Washington National Guard.

As state militia units, the units in the Washington Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Washington through the office of the Washington Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Washington Air National Guard is headquartered at Camp Murray, Tacoma, and its commander is Brigadier general Gent Welsh.


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