Delaware Air National Guard

Delaware Air National Guard

The Delaware Air National Guard (DE ANG) is the air force militia of the State of Delaware, United States of America. It is, along with the Delaware Army National Guard, an element of the Delaware National Guard.

As state militia units, the units in the Delaware Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Delaware though the office of the Delaware Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Delaware Air National Guard is headquartered at Stout Field, Indianapolis, and its commander is Brigadier General Carol A. Timmons.

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