New Mexico Air National Guard
The New Mexico Air National Guard (NM ANG) is the air force militia of the State of New Mexico, United States of America. It is, along with the New Mexico Army National Guard, an element of the New Mexico National Guard.
As state militia units, the units in the New Mexico Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Mexico though the office of the New Mexico Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The New Mexico Air National Guard is headquartered in Albuquerque, and its commander is currently Brigadier General, Andrew Salas.
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