Guam Air National Guard

Guam Air National Guard
Guam Air National Guard
	Governor Lou Leon Guerrero; (Governor of Guam)
State military leadership	BG Johnny S. Lizama
Insignia
Emblem of the Guam Air National Guard

The Guam Air National Guard (GU ANG) is the aerial militia of

unincorporated territory of the United States of America. It is, along with the Guam Army National Guard, an element of the Guam National Guard

.

As territorial militia units, the units in the Guam Air National Guard are not in the normal

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.

Overview

Under the "Total Force" concept, Guam Air National Guard units are considered to be Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the

Air Force Reserve

counterparts in their assigned cycle deployment window.

Along with their federal reserve obligations, as territorial militia units the elements of the Guam 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. Territorial 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

254th Air Base Group

Gained by: Pacific Air Forces

During exercises, contingencies, or actual war, the 254th Air Base Group's mission is 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.^[1] The Guam Air National Guard has a strength of about 450 men and women.

References

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

^ 254th ABG goang.com

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

Andersen Air Force Base

External links

[1] 254th ABG goang.com

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