Wyoming Air National Guard
The Wyoming Air National Guard (WY ANG) is the air force militia of the State of Wyoming, United States of America. It is, along with the Wyoming Army National Guard, an element of the Wyoming National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Wyoming Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Wyoming though the office of the Wyoming Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Wyoming Air National Guard is headquartered in Cheyenne, and its commander is currently Major General K. Luke Reine
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