Guam Air National Guard
The Guam Air National Guard (GU ANG) is the aerial militia of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. It is, along with the Guam Army National Guard, an element of the Guam National Guard.
| Guam Air National Guard | |
|---|---|
Guam Air National Guard Emblem | |
| Active | 24 December 1980 - present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance | United States of America Guam |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Part of | Air National Guard Guam National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Andersen Air Force Base, Guam |
| Commanders | |
| Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Lou Leon Guerrero (Governor of Guam) |
| State military leadership | BG Johnny S. Lizama |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the Guam Air National Guard | |
As territorial militia units, the units in the Guam Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Guam though the office of the Guam Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Guam Air National Guard is headquartered at Andersen Air Force Base, and its commander is Colonel Botha.
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