Washington ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized. Under the "Total Force" concept, Washington Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). The Washington Air National Guard is headquartered at Camp Murray, Tacoma, and its commander is Brigadier General Gent Welsh. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Washington through the office of the Washington Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. It is, along with the Washington Army National Guard, an element of the Washington National Guard.Īs state militia units, the units in the Washington Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. The Washington Air National Guard (WA ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Washington, United States of America.
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