A C-130J of the 143d Airlift Wing taking off from Quonset Point AGS. The 143d is the oldest unit in the Rhode Island Air National Guard, having over 70 years of service to the state and nation.
Active
October 13, 1939 – present
Country
United States
Allegiance
Rhode Island
Branch
Air National Guard
Role
"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of
Rhode Island National Guard United States National Guard Bureau
Garrison/HQ
Rhode Island Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, 645 New London Ave
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
Commanders
Civilian leadership
President Joe Biden (Commander-in-Chief) Frank Kendall III (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Dan McKee (Governor of the State of Rhode Island)
State military leadership
Major General Christopher Callahan
Insignia
Emblem of the Rhode Island National Guard
Aircraft flown
Transport
C-130J Hercules
Military unit
The Rhode Island Air National Guard (RI ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Rhode Island, United States of America. It is, along with the Rhode Island Army National Guard, an element of the Rhode Island National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Rhode Island Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Rhode Island though the office of the Rhode Island Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Rhode Island Air National Guard is headquartered in Cranston, and its commander is Brigadier General Donald Lagor.
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