California Air National Guard

California Air National Guard
Shield of the California Air National Guard
Active	16 June 1924 – Present
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	United States of America  State of California
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	State militia, reserve forces
Role	"To organize, train, equip, and resource community based land forces to support state and/or federal authority"
Size	4,937
Part of	Air National Guard California National Guard
Garrison/HQ	9800 Goethe Road, Sacramento, CA 95826
Nickname(s)	Air Guard CalGuard
Motto(s)	"Always Ready, Always There!"
Website	https://calguard.ca.gov/air/
Commanders
Current commander	Brigadier General Steven Butow (Commander, California Air National Guard)
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-15 Eagle
Helicopter	HH-60G Pave Hawk
Reconnaissance	MQ-1 Predator (UAV)
Transport	HC-130J Combat King II C-130J Hercules (MAFFS)

The California Air National Guard (CA ANG) is one of three components of the California National Guard, a reserve of the United States Air Force, and part of the National Guard of the United States.

As militia units, the units in the California Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of California through the office of the California Adjutant General unless they are federalized when ordered by the President of the United States. The California National Guard has multiple bases located across the state and the commander is Matthew Beevers.