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Nevada Air National Guard
192d Airlift Squadron C-130H, Reno AGB
Active	1948 - present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Nevada
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	Nevada Military Department United States National Guard Bureau
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Barack Obama (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Brian Sandoval (Governor of the State of Nevada)
State military leadership	Brigadier General David Snyder
Insignia
Nevada Air National Guard emblem
Aircraft flown
Reconnaissance	MQ-1 Predator (UAV)
Transport	C-130H Hercules

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

As state militia units, the units in the Nevada Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the United States National Guard Bureau unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States.

Under the "Total Force" concept, Nevada Air National Guard units are considered to be reserve components of the United States Air Force (USAF). Nevada ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized.

Personnel are expected to adhere to the same moral and physical standards as their "full-time" active duty and "part-time" Air Force Reserve federal counterparts. The same ranks and insignia of the Air Force are used by the Air National Guard, and Air National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Air National Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered.

Its state mission "under order of state authorities, provides protection of life and property, and preserves peace, order and public safety. State missions, which are funded by the individual states, include disaster relief in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and forest fires, search and rescue, protection of vital public services, and support to civil defense."

Overall, the Nevada Air National Guard maintains a presence in three of the state’s 17 counties with a 64-acre (260,000 m²) site on the southwest corner of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno, a detachment on Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas and at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs. About 65 Nevada Guard airmen work at the southern-Nevada detachment that began operation in 2005.

Staff reports at the conclusion of the fiscal year revealed that the Nevada Air Guard reported 102 percent of its authorized manning (1,101 airmen).^{[citation needed]} In fact, with its 102 percent of authorized airmen, the Nevada Air Guard had one of the highest strength levels in the entire Air National Guard in October 2006.^{[citation needed]}

The Nevada Air National Guard is headquartered in Reno, and its commander is currently^[update] Brigadier General David Snyder.

The Nevada Air National Guard consists of the following major unit:

• 152d Airlift Wing

Established 1948; operates: C-130H Hercules Scathe View ISR aircraft

Stationed at: Reno Air National Guard Base, Reno; Gained by: Air Mobility Command

Support Units:

• 232d Operations Squadron

Established 2005; operates: MQ-1 Predator

Stationed at: Creech Air Force Base, Indian Springs; Gained by: Air Combat Command

• 92d Civil Support Team

A joint force unit comprising 22 soldiers and airmen headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas. The unit, for Weapons of mass destruction, began operation in late 2004 and promises to be an important resource and asset to the state should a domestic chemical, biological or nuclear event occur.

The Nevada Air National Guard origins date to the formation of the 192d Fighter Squadron at Reno Air Force Base, receiving federal recognition on 12 April 1948. It was equipped with F-51D Mustangs and its mission was the air defense of the state. On 19 April 1958 the 192d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level, and the 152d Fighter-Interceptor Group was allotted by the National Guard Bureau, extended federal recognition and activated.

Today, the 152d Airlift Wing has a primary wartime mission of providing rapid airlift and airdrop of cargo and troops. They can also fly reconnaissance missions in support of military command and control operations, counter drug operations, disaster relief and photo mapping for federal and state agencies. The 232d Operations Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Indian Springs is an associate unit of the USAF 432d Wing, operating the MQ-1 Predator UAV reconnaissance aircraft. The 92d Civil Support Team is trained in WMD response.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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