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==History==
==History==
On 24 May 1946, the [[United States Army Air Forces]], in response to dramatic postwar military budget cuts imposed by President [[Harry S. Truman]], allocated inactive unit designations to the [[National Guard Bureau]] for the formation of an Air Force National Guard. These unit designations were allotted and transferred to various State National Guard bureaus to provide them unit designations to re-establish them as Air National Guard units.<ref name="ang60">[http://www.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080527-040.pdf Rosenfeld, Susan and Gross, Charles J (2007), Air National Guard at 60: A History. Air National Guard history program AFD-080527-040]</ref>

A National Guard Bureau document dated 16 March 1946, gave states permission to request an Air Force unit allotment.
Months later, Florida accepted the '''159th Fighter Squadron''' with an authorized strength of 50 officers and 303 enlisted men. Governor Millard F. Caldwell formally accepted the unit on 30 August 1946, and full federal recognition was granted on 9 February 1947.<ref>[http://www.fl.ang.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-090402-085.pdf Florida Air National Guard Beginnings]</ref> 18 September 1947, however, is considered the Washington Air National Guard's official birth concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the United States military under the National Security Act.<ref name="ang60"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:24, 4 January 2013

Florida Air National Guard
159th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle, Jacksonville AGB. The 159th is the oldest unit in the Florida Air National Guard, having over 60 years of service to the state and nation
Active9 Feburary 1947 - present
Country United States
Allegiance Florida
Branch  Air National Guard
Role"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part ofFlorida Department of Military Affairs
United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQFlorida Air National Guard, St. Francis Barracks, 82 Marine Street Street, St. Augustine, Florida 32088
Motto(s)"Guarding America, Defending Freedom"
Commanders
Civilian leadershipPresident Barack Obama
(Commander-in-Chief)
Michael B. Donley
(Secretary of the Air Force)
Rick Scott
(Governor of Florida)
State military leadershipMajor General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr.
Insignia
Emblem of the Florida Air National Guard
Aircraft flown
FighterF-22A Raptor, F-15C/D Eagle
TransportC-130H Hercules, C-26 Metroliner

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

As state militia units, the units in the Florida Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Military Affairs unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Florida Air National Guard is headquartered at St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine, and its commander is Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr.

Overview

Under the "Total Force" concept, Florida Air National Guard units are considered to be reserve components of the United States Air Force (USAF). Florida ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized. In addition, the Florida Air National Guard forces are assigned to Air Expeditionary Forces and are subject to deployment tasking orders along with their active duty and Air Force Reserve counterparts in their assigned cycle deployment window.

Along with their federal reserve obligations, as state militia units the elements of the Florida ANG are subject to being activated by order of the Governor to provide protection of life and property, and preserve peace, order and public safety. State missions 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.

Components

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

Established 9 Feburary 1947 (as: 159th Fighter Squadron); operates: F-15C/D Eagle
Stationed at: Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Jacksonville; Gained by: Air Combat Command
Provides air defense as part of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) / North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in time of war or national emergency for the defense of the North American continent. I
  • 125th Fighter Wing Detachment 1
Stationed at: Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead
Provides the Continental NORAD Region (CONR) commander rapid response to invasions of the sovereign airspace of the United States and respond with appropriate defense measures
Stationed at: Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City
The 325th Fighter Wing Associate Unit (325 FW AU) is the premier Air National Guard (ANG) fighter associate unit, training active-duty and ANG personnel for the F-15 and F-22 Air Dominance Role.

Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:

  • 601st Air and Space Operations Group. Tyndall AFB
Provides operational-level Command and Control (C2) of air and space forces as the focal point for planning, directing, and assessing air and space operations within CONUS NORAD Region (CONR) and USNORTHCOM
  • Weather Readiness Training Center, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke
Trains and provides personnel to the Air National Guard weather flight
  • 114th Range Operations Squadron, Patrick AFB, Coca Beach
Provides survivable and reliable satellite voice and data communications for command control and logistics in support of United States Air Force, Air Combat Command, and NATO communications requirements; and to support range operation taking for the STS, Atlas, Delta, and Titan launches
  • 202d REDHORSE Squadron, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke
Provides a highly mobile, rapidly deployable civil engineering response force; and to perform heavy damage repair for recovery of critical air force facilities and utility systems following enemy attack or natural disaster
  • 290th Joint Communications Support Squadron, MacDilll AFB, Tampa
Provides Unified Commands, Services, Defense Agencies and non-Defense Agencies, tactical communications systems to support United States national security objectives during time of crisis, war and natural disaster recovery
  • 159th Weather Flight, Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Starke
Trains wartime ready, professional teams to provide the highest quality meteorological services to varying national, state and local missions

History

On 24 May 1946, the United States Army Air Forces, in response to dramatic postwar military budget cuts imposed by President Harry S. Truman, allocated inactive unit designations to the National Guard Bureau for the formation of an Air Force National Guard. These unit designations were allotted and transferred to various State National Guard bureaus to provide them unit designations to re-establish them as Air National Guard units.[1]

A National Guard Bureau document dated 16 March 1946, gave states permission to request an Air Force unit allotment. Months later, Florida accepted the 159th Fighter Squadron with an authorized strength of 50 officers and 303 enlisted men. Governor Millard F. Caldwell formally accepted the unit on 30 August 1946, and full federal recognition was granted on 9 February 1947.[2] 18 September 1947, however, is considered the Washington Air National Guard's official birth concurrent with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of the United States military under the National Security Act.[1]

References

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

  1. ^ a b Rosenfeld, Susan and Gross, Charles J (2007), Air National Guard at 60: A History. Air National Guard history program AFD-080527-040
  2. ^ Florida Air National Guard Beginnings

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