Tennessee Air National Guard
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The Tennessee Air National Guard (TN ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Tennessee, United States of America. It is, along with the Tennessee Army National Guard, an element of the Tennessee National Guard.
Tennessee Air National Guard | |
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Active | 4 December 1921 - present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Tennessee |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | Tennessee Military Department United States National Guard Bureau |
Tennessee Air National Guard, 3041 Sidco Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, 37204 | Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Bill Lee (Governor of the State of Tennessee) |
State military leadership | Major General Jeffrey H. Holmes (Adjutant General, Tennessee Military Department) Colonel Jason Glass (Assistant Adjutant General, Air, Tennessee Military Department) |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the Tennessee Air National Guard | |
Aircraft flown | |
Reconnaissance | MQ-9 Reaper |
Transport | C-17 Globemaster III |
Tanker | KC-135 Stratotanker |
As state militia units, the units in the Tennessee Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Tennessee though the office of the Tennessee Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Tennessee Air National Guard is headquartered at Berry Field Air National Guard Base, Nashville, and its commander is currently[update] Colonel Jason Glass.