Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

State department of Alaska managing National Guard, state militia, and related affairs

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The Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs manages military and veterans affairs for the government of Alaska. It comprises a number of subdepartments, including the Alaska National Guard, Veterans Affairs, the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Alaska Naval Militia, and others.

Alaska National Guard

The Alaska National Guard is Alaska's component of the National Guard of the United States and comprises the Alaska Army National Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard. Current^[when?] strength is 1,972 army guardsmen and 2,309 air guardsmen.^[1]

The Governor may call individuals or units of the Alaska National Guard into state service during emergencies or to assist in special situations which lend themselves to use of the National Guard. The state mission assigned to the National Guard is "To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law." The Alaska Army National Guard also operates a launch site for a U.S. anti-missile system at Fort Greely, about 100 miles south of Fairbanks.

The military department's Alaska Military Youth Academy is run by the National Guard.^[2]

Alaska State Defense Force

The Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF) is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Alaska and Executive Order. The State Defense Force (SDF) is the state's authorized militia and assumes the state mission of the Alaska National Guard in the event the Guard is mobilized. It is separate from the National Guard and reports to the Governor of Alaska as ex officio commander. The SDF is composed of retired active and reserve military personnel and selected professional persons who volunteer their time and talents in further service to their state.

Alaska Naval Militia

The Alaska Naval Militia is Alaska's naval equivalent of the Army and Air National Guard. It is composed of members of the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve members who, like the National Guard, have a dual federal and state obligation; they serve as state military forces unless called into federal service.^[3]

Department heads

The department's head is known as the adjutant general of Alaska. Past adjutant generals include (from left): William Elmore (1964–1967 and 1971–1973), C. F. Necrason (1967–1971 and 1974–1982) and Craig Campbell (2002–2009).

References

^ State of Alaska Archived 2008-09-10 at the Wayback Machine Office of the Governor, National Guard Military Headquarters, accessed October 2, 2008
^ "Alaska Military Youth Academy". dmva.alaska.gov. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ Nofi, Albert A. (July 2007). "The Naval Militia: A Neglected Asset?". mmowgli. Center for Naval Analyses. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

External links

Official website
Alaska National Guard website
Warriors magazine, published for the National Guard
Bibliography of Alaska Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History

National Guard: Army National Guard and Air National Guard

States

Federal district
and territories

United States Army

Leadership

Components
and
commands

Regular Army
Army Reserve
Army National Guard
Active Units
Reorganization plan of United States Army

Commands	Forces Futures Materiel Training and Doctrine
Service components	Central Europe–Africa Pacific North South Special Operations Surface Deployment and Distribution Space and Missile Defense Cyber Command
Direct reporting units	Second Army Medical Intelligence and Security Criminal Investigation Division Corps of Engineers Military District of Washington Test and Evaluation Military Academy Reserve Acquisition Support Center Installation Management War College
Field armies	First Third Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth
Branches	Acquisition Corps Adjutant General's Corps Air Defense Artillery Branch Armor Branch Aviation Branch Army Band Chaplain Corps Chemical Corps Civil Affairs Corps Corps of Engineers Cyber Branch Dental Corps Field Artillery Branch Finance Corps Infantry Branch Inspector General's Corps Judge Advocate General's Corps Logistics Branch Medical Corps Medical Service Corps Medical Specialist Corps Military Intelligence Corps Military Police Corps Nurse Corps Ordnance Corps Psychological operations Quartermaster Corps Signal Corps Special Forces Transportation Corps Veterinary Corps

Installations

Training

Uniforms and
insignia

Equipment

Premier
ensembles

History and
traditions

Historical

Category

Air National Guard

State and territorial units	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Centers	Air National Guard Readiness ANG AFRC Test ANG Weather Readiness I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education

Wings and Groups

Wings

Composite	108th 113th 118th 119th 127th 140th 154th 175th 176th 178th 188th
Air Control	116th
Airlift	103d 105th 107th 109th 120th 123d 130th 133d 136th 139th 143d 145th 146th 152d 153d 156th 164th 165th 166th 167th 172d 179th 182d 189th
Air Refueling	101st 117th 121st 126th 128th 134th 137th 141st 151st 155th 157th 161st 168th 171st 185th 186th 190th
Attack	110th 174th
Bomb	131st
Fighter	52d* 53d* 54th* 55th* 60th* 61st* 62d* 63d* 66th* 67th* 71st* 86th* 104th 106th* 111th 114th 115th 122d 124th 125th 132d 138th 142d 144th 148th 149th 150th 159th 162d 169th 173d 177th 180th 183d 187th 192d
Intelligence	102d 181st 184th
Reconnaissance	147th 163d
Regional Support	194th
Rescue	106th 129th
Special Operations	150th 193d

Groups

Composite	170th
Airlift	135th*
Air Operations	102d 152d 157th
Air Refueling	112th* 127th 160th*
Combat Communications	162d 163d 201st 226th 252d 254th 281st*
Cyberspace Engineering Installation	251st 253d
Operations	140th
Reconnaissance	214th

Squadrons

Flying

Air Command and Control	128th
Airlift	109th 115th 118th 130th 135th* 137th 139th 142d 143d 144th 155th 156th 158th 164th 165th 167th 169th 180th 181st 183d 186th 187th 189th* 192d 198th* 200th 201st 204th 249th
Air Refueling	106th 108th 116th 117th 126th 132d 133d 141st 145th* 146th 147th 151st 153d 166th 168th 171st 173d 174th 191st 197th 203d
Attack	103d 105th 111th 124th 136th 138th 160th 162d 172d 178th 184th 196th 214th
Bomb	110th
Fighter	100th 104th 107th 112th 114th 119th 120th 121st 122d 123d 125th 131st 134th 148th 149th 152d 157th 159th 163d 170th* 175th 176th 179th 182d 190th 194th 195th 199th
Rescue	101st 102d 103d 129th 130th 131st 188th 210th 211th 212th
Special Operations	150th 185th 193d
Training	154th

Non-Flying

Air Control	103d 109th 116th 117th 123d 128th 133d 134th 141st 176th 255th
Air Operations	112th
Air Support	113th ASOS 172d
Air Traffic Control	243rd 245th 270th
Civil Engineering	285th Civil Engineering Squadron
Combat Communications	143d 147th 149th 206th 221st 222d 223d 225th 228th 231st 232d 234th 236th 239th 240th 242d 244th 256th 261st 262d 263d 264th 265th 267th 269th 271st 272d 280th 282d 283d 291st 292d 293d
Command and Control	119th 127th 153d 222d
Engineering Installation	130th 202d 205th 210th 211th 212th 213th 214th 215th 217th 218th 219th 220th 241st 243d 270th 272d
Force Support	187th
Information Warfare Aggressor	177th
Intelligence	101st 117th 123d 152d 161st 194th 234th
Joint Communications Support	224th 290th
Logistics Readiness	187th
RED HORSE	202d 203d 819th
Security Forces	187th
Space Control	114th
Space Operations	111th 148th
Space Warning	137th 213th
Special Operations Communications	193d 280th
Special Tactics	125th
Asterisk (*) denotes an inactive unit

United States Air Force

Leadership

Structure

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations
Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy
Major commands	ACC AETC AFGSC AFMC AFRC AFSOC AMC PACAF USAFE–AFAFRICA
Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Expeditionary Fifteenth Sixteenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second
Wings ANG Groups ANG Squadrons ANG Security Forces Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol