Florida Air National Guard
The Florida Air National Guard (FL ANG) is the air force militia of the State of Florida, United States of America. It is, along with the Florida Army National Guard, an element of the Florida National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the Florida Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Florida though the office of the Florida Adjutant General unless they are are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Florida Air National Guard is headquartered at St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine, and its commander is Major General Emmett R. Titshaw, Jr.
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