Virgin Islands Air National Guard
Virgin Islands ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized.Territorial missions 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.Original federal recognition came in May 1980 and is the official beginning of the Virgin Islands Air National Guard.When Hurricane Hugo devastated St. Croix in 1989, the 285th's facility became the heart of the recovery effort, and the 285th provided the first official communications off the island to the rest of the U.S.This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
United StatesU.S. Virgin IslandsAir National GuardUSSOUTHCOMcombat supportUnited States Virgin IslandsPresidentDonald TrumpCommander-in-ChiefSecretary of the Air ForceFrank Kendall IIIGovernorAlbert BryanThe Adjutant General-NomineeKodjo S. Knox-Limbackerunincorporated territoryUnited States of AmericaVirgin Islands Army National GuardVirgin Islands National GuardUnited States Air Forcechain of commandgovernor of the United States Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands adjutant generalpresident of the United StatesHenry E. Rohlsen AirportMajor Command of the USAFAir Force Reserve285th Civil Engineering Squadronisland of St. Croix226th Combat Communications GroupAir ForceOutstanding Unit AwardHurricane Hugopublic domain materialAlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingAir National Guard ReadinessANG AFRC TestI.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education113th ASOSRED HORSEDepartment of the Air ForceUnder Secretary of the Air ForceAir StaffChief of StaffVice Chief of StaffDirector of StaffChief Master Sergeant of the Air ForceFour-star generals1940–19592000–20092010–20192020–presentHouse Armed Services CommitteeHouse Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land ForcesHouse Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic ForcesSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Subcommittee on AirlandSenate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic ForcesStructureReserveField Operating AgenciesInstallationsDistrict of WashingtonOperational Test and Evaluation CenterUSAF AcademyMajor commandsUSAFE–AFAFRICANumbered Air ForcesSecondFourthSeventhEighthEleventhTwelfthThirteenth ExpeditionaryFifteenthSixteenthEighteenthNineteenthTwentiethTwenty-Second