South Carolina Air National Guard
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The South Carolina Air National Guard (SC ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of South Carolina, United States of America. It is, along with the South Carolina Army National Guard, an element of the South Carolina National Guard.
South Carolina Air National Guard | |
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Active | 9 December 1946 - present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | South Carolina |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Role | "To meet state and federal mission responsibilities." |
Part of | South Carolina National Guard United States National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | South Carolina Air National Guard, 1 National Guard Road, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201 |
Commanders | |
Civilian leadership | President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Henry McMaster (Governor of the State of South Carolina) |
State military leadership | Major General Van McCarty |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the South Carolina Air National Guard | |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F-16C/D Fighting Falcon |
Transport | C-130H Hercules |
As state military units, the units in the South Carolina Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of South Carolina though the office of the South Carolina Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The South Carolina Air National Guard is headquartered in Columbia under the command of the Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Brigadier General Russell A. Rushe,[1] and ultimately reporting to the Army general officer serving as The Adjutant General of South Carolina, Major General Van McCarty.[2]