New York Air National Guard

New York Air National Guard
Active	1946 - present
Country	United States
Branch	Air National Guard
Role	"To meet state and federal mission responsibilities."
Commanders
Civilian leadership	President Barack Obama (Commander-in-Chief) Michael B. Donley (Secretary of the Air Force) Governor Andrew Cuomo (Governor of the State of New York)
State military leadership	Major General James W. Kwiatkowski
Insignia
USAF Roundel

The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission. NYANG operates Air Support units and is part of the Northeast Air Defense Sector.

History

A 1st Aero Company Gallaudet C-2, 1915.

NY ANG aircraft on display at Stewart ANGB, 1985.

• 1952 137th Fighter Squadron renamed Fighter Interceptor Squadron
• 1961 137th renamed 105th Aero Medical Transport Group
• 1970 105th renamed 105th Tactical Air Support Group
• 1984 105th Military Airlift Group formed

Units of the New York Air National Guard

105th Airlift Wing

Main article: 105th Airlift Wing

The 105th Airlift Wing (105 AW) is located at Stewart Air National Guard Base on the Stewart International Airport in Newburgh.

106th Rescue Wing

Main article: 106th Rescue Wing

The 106th Rescue Wing (106 RQW) is located at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County.

The 106 MDG and the Public Health section of the 106 MDG were rated "Outstanding" by the Health Service Inspection (HSI) during 2008. Lt Colonel Fazal Hussain is the OIC of the Public Health and the team Public Health has contributed immensely in this accomplishment. Lt Col Hussain was also recognized as the National Guard Public Health Officer of the Year for 2001 and spearheaded the creation of [106 MDG Public Health Community of Practice (CoP)][1] at the Air Force Portal.

107th Airlift Wing

Main article: 107th Airlift Wing

The 107th Airlift Wing (107 ARW) is an airlift unit located at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on the Niagara Falls International Airport in Niagara Falls.

109th Airlift Wing

A 109th Wing C-130 landing at Williams Field

Main article: 109th Airlift Wing

The 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is located at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady. The 109th is home to the Air Force's only LC-130 aircraft with skis on the bottom, making Arctic landings possible.

152nd Air Operations Group

The 152nd Air Operations Group (152 AOG) is located at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse.

152nd Air Operations Group Mission in Brief

State · Provide protection of life and property · Preserve the peace, order and public safety · Disaster relief- weather emergencies, etc. · Search and Rescue · Protection of vital public services · Support to Civil Defense

Federal · Provide combat ready AOC operators in support of all USAFE AOC requirements worldwide and to support civil authorities at the direction of the governor of the State of New York

The 152nd Air Operations Group is a unit of the New York Air National Guard located at Hancock Field in Syracuse, NY. The members of the 152nd are trained and ready to support the Governor of New York in preserving the peace, order, and public safety of the state.

However, the unit's primary day-to-day mission is to augment and support the 603rd Air Operations Group, located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 603rd is part of 3rd Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE). The 603rd and 152nd work together to set up and run an AN/USQ-163 "Falconer" weapons system for the European theater of operations.

The AN/USQ-163 Falconer, better known as the Air and Space Operations Center (AOC), is the senior element of the Theater Air Control System (TACS). The Joint Force Commander (JFC) assigns a Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) to lead the AOC weapon system. Quite often the Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) is assigned the JFACC position for planning and executing theater-wide air and space forces. When there is more than one service working in the AOC it is called the Joint Air and Space Operations Center (JAOC). In cases of Allied or Coalition (multinational) operations, the AOC is called a Combined Air and Space Operations Center (CAOC).

There are usually five divisions in the AOC. These separate, but distinct, organizations fuse information that eventually becomes the Air Tasking Order.

Strategy Division (STRAT) · Strategy Plans Team · Strategy Guidance Team · Operational Assessment Team

Combat Plans Division (CPD) · Target Effects Team · Master Air Attack Plan Team · Air Tasking Order Production Team · Command and Control Planning Team

Combat Operations Division (COD) · Offensive Ops Team · Defensive Ops Team · Senior Intelligence Duty Officer · Interface Control

Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Division (ISR) · Analysis, Correlation, and Fusion · Targeting and Tactical Assessment · ISR Operations

Air Mobility Division (AMD) · Commander's Support Staff (CCS) o AMD Chief o Deputy AMD Chief o Superintendent · Air Mobility Control Team (AMDM) o Execution Cell o Mission Management o Flight Management o USAPAT Mission Planner o Maintenance · Airlift Control Team (AMDL) o Airlift Plans o DV Airlifts o Diplomatic Clearance o Requirements · Air Refueling Team (AMDR) · Aeromedical Evacuation Control Team (AMDA)

The Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) is a set of software systems used by the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) and within Air Operations Centers by the United States Air Force combat forces to plan and execute military missions utilizing airborne resources. It has two levels of control, at the larger 'force' level, or at the detailed 'unit' level. It is used to generate the Air Tasking Order (ATO). It replaced the Contingency Theater Automated Planning System (CTAPS).

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) also uses the Combined Air Operations Center concept at multiple locations. Supporting the air component commands are four static Combined Air Operations Centres (CAOCCs) to direct NATO air operations - in Udem, Germany; Finderup, Denmark; Poggio Renatico, Italy; and Larissa, Greece; and two deployable CAOCs in Udem and Poggio Renatico. The static CAOCs can support Allied air operations from their fixed locations, while the deployable CAOCs will move where they are needed.

174th Fighter Wing

Main article: 174th Fighter Wing

The 174th Fighter Wing (174 FW) is located at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse.

Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS)

The Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) is located at Griffiss Business and Technology Park on the former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York. This unit provides direct support for the annual NORAD Tracks Santa program.^[1]

Active Aircraft

105th AW C-5 Galaxy

Aircraft	Origin	Type
C-130H Hercules	United States	Tactical Transport
C-5 Galaxy	United States	Strategic Airlifter
MQ-9 Reaper	United States	Unmanned combat air vehicle
HC-130P Hercules	United States	Transport/Tanker
HH-60G Pave Hawk	United States	Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter

References

1. ^ "New York Guardsmen Lend Help to Track Santa's Flight Path: Air Guard's Northeast Air Defense Sector provide support for NORAD's annual Christmas Eve mission, Dec 22, 2007, by Brooke Davis - NEADS Public Affairs" (in en). NEADS Public Affairs. http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/news/news.php?id=1207921850. Retrieved 2009-12-31. 

External links

United States Air Force portal

Official sites

• New York Air National Guard (N.Y. Division of Military and Naval Affairs)
• 105th Airlift Wing
• 106th Rescue Wing
• 107th Airlift Wing
• 109th Airlift Wing
• 152nd Air Operations Group
• 174th Fighter Wing
• Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS)

Unofficial sites

• 109th Airlift Wing at GlobalSecurity.org