Wyoming Air National Guard | |
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![]() A Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the 187th Airlift Squadron. The 187th is the oldest unit in the Wyoming Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation. | |
Active | 11 August 1946 - present |
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Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities Augmentation of active USAF units in transport, command and control, and air traffic control |
Part of | Wyoming Military Department United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Wyoming Military Department, 5410 Bishop Blvd. Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82009 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Mark Gordon (Governor of the State of Wyoming) |
State military leadership | Major General Greg Porter |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Wyoming Air National Guard | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Transport | C-130H Hercules |
The Wyoming Air National Guard (WY ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Wyoming, United States of America. It is, along with the Wyoming Army National Guard, an element of the Wyoming National Guard, National Guard and United States National Guard Bureau. It's also a reserve of the United States Air Force.
As state militia units, the units in the Wyoming Air National Guard are not in the active-duty United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Wyoming though the office of the Wyoming Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Wyoming Air National Guard is headquartered in Cheyenne, and its commander is currently[update] Major General Greg Porter.
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