Maryland Air National Guard | |
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![]() Maryland Air National Guard emblem | |
Active | June 29, 1921 – present |
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Type | state militia, military reserve force |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | ![]() United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Maryland Air National Guard, Fifth Regiment Armory, 219 29th Division St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Wes Moore (Governor of the State of Maryland) |
State military leadership | Brigadier General Drew E. Dougherty |
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Maryland Army and Air National Guard logo | ![]() |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | A-10C Thunderbolt II |
The Maryland Air National Guard (MD ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Maryland, United States of America, and a reserve component of the United States Air Force. It is, along with the Maryland Army National Guard, an element of the Maryland National Guard of the much larger United States National Guard Bureau.
As state militia units, the units in the Maryland Air National Guard are not actively in the United States Air Force chain of command until federalized. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Maryland through the office of the Maryland Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Maryland Air National Guard is headquartered in Baltimore, and its commander is Brigadier General Drew Dougherty.