Missouri Air National Guard

Missouri Air National Guard
Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, Missouri National Guard, and members of his National Guard unit, 110th Observation Squadron, after he flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean, 1927. B-2 Spirit operated by the 110th Bomb Squadron, MO ANG, Whiteman AFB, Knob Noster
Active	23 June 1923 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Missouri
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Missouri National Guard United States National Guard Bureau
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Barack Obama (Commander-in-Chief) [[Michael B. Donley]] (Secretary of the Air Force) [[Governor of Missouri|Governor]] Jay Nixon (Governor of the State of Missouri)
Ceremonial chief	Major General Stephen L. Danner (Adjutant General of Missouri) Major General Stephen L. Danner (Commander Missouri Air National Guard)
Insignia
Emblem of the Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
Bomber	B-2 Spirit
Transport	C-130H2 Hercules

The Missouri Air National Guard (MO ANG) is the air force militia of the State of Missouri, United States of America. It is, along with the Missouri Army National Guard, an element of the Missouri National Guard.

Overview

As state militia units, the units in the Missouri Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the United States National Guard Bureau unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Missouri Air National Guard units are considered to be reserve components of the United States Air Force (USAF). Missouri ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized.

Personnel are expected to adhere to the same moral and physical standards as their "full-time" active duty and "part-time" Air Force Reserve federal counterparts. The same ranks and insignia of the Air Force are used by the Air National Guard, and Air National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Air National Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered.

Its state mission "under order of state authorities, provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order and public safety. State missions, which are funded by the individual states, include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense."

The Missouri Air National Guard is headquartered at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph, and its commander is currently Major General Stephen L. Danner.

Components

The Missouri Air National Guard consists of the following major units:

• 131st Bomb Wing

Established 15 July 1946; operates: B-2 Spirit

Stationed at: Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Knobster; Gained by: Air Force Global Strike Command

• 139th Airlift Wing

Established 14 April 1962; operates: C-130H2 Hercules

Stationed at: Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, St. Joseph; Gained by: Air Mobility Command

• 157th Air Operations Group

Involves work to provide meteorological support and deploy with, advise, and assist the ground force commander in planning, requesting, coordinating and controlling close air support, tactical air reconnaissance, and tactical airlift.

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Gross, Charles J (1996), The Air National Guard and the American Military Tradition, United States Dept. of Defense, ISBN: 0160483026
• Missouri National Guard website