Arkansas Air National Guard
The Arkansas Air National Guard (AR ANG) is the air force militia of the State of Arkansas, United States of America. It is, along with the Arkansas Army National Guard, an element of the Arkansas National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Arkansas Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Military Department of Arkansas unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Arkansas Air National Guard is headquartered at Fort Smith, and its commander is currently Brigadier General Travis D. "Dwight" Balch.
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