Boltonpilot
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Yeah, I don't know the difference in their roles. Can someone help out? What are the differences between piloting an aircraft in the ANG and flying it in the AFR?
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The difference between Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard?
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Yeah, I don't know the difference in their roles.
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This is just my generalization (and may not be totally correct):
The Air National Guard fighter units all belong to First Air Force, which is responsible for the air sovereignty mission in the lower 48 US states. These are the guys you see standing GDCA alerts at "remote" airfields and on station in the air, over various facility CAPs / metro CAPs etc. ANG units fall under each state's governor (don't belong to the DoD) until federalized.
The Air Force Reserve does belongs to Dept of Defense (namely the Dept the Air Force), and they supplement active duty Air Force units where/when required.
All the different kinds of units you find in the regular Air Force you'll be able to find in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. So operational employment of ANG units and AF Reserve units is transparent, you use them the same way you use regular Air Force units (theoretically anyway).
Yeah, I don't know the difference in their roles.
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This is just my generalization (and may not be totally correct):
The Air National Guard fighter units all belong to First Air Force, which is responsible for the air sovereignty mission in the lower 48 US states. These are the guys you see standing GDCA alerts at "remote" airfields and on station in the air, over various facility CAPs / metro CAPs etc. ANG units fall under each state's governor (don't belong to the DoD) until federalized.
The Air Force Reserve does belongs to Dept of Defense (namely the Dept the Air Force), and they supplement active duty Air Force units where/when required.
All the different kinds of units you find in the regular Air Force you'll be able to find in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. So operational employment of ANG units and AF Reserve units is transparent, you use them the same way you use regular Air Force units (theoretically anyway).
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The Air National Guard fighter units all belong to First Air Force, which is responsible for the air sovereignty mission in the lower 48 US states. These are the guys you see standing GDCA alerts at "remote" airfields and on station in the air, over various facility CAPs / metro CAPs etc. ANG units fall under each state's governor (don't belong to the DoD) until federalized.
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Not all the ANG fighter units are gained by 1st AF. Only some of the air-ait units are. For example, A-10 units aren't gained by 1st AF due to no mission of air-air. Rest is substantially correct.
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So operational employment of ANG units and AF Reserve units is transparent, you use them the same way you use regular Air Force units (theoretically anyway).
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These days with the ops tempo we have, this is especially true. Problem is, we're driving our reserve and guard units into the ground with the huge deployment pace.
The Air National Guard fighter units all belong to First Air Force, which is responsible for the air sovereignty mission in the lower 48 US states. These are the guys you see standing GDCA alerts at "remote" airfields and on station in the air, over various facility CAPs / metro CAPs etc. ANG units fall under each state's governor (don't belong to the DoD) until federalized.
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Not all the ANG fighter units are gained by 1st AF. Only some of the air-ait units are. For example, A-10 units aren't gained by 1st AF due to no mission of air-air. Rest is substantially correct.
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So operational employment of ANG units and AF Reserve units is transparent, you use them the same way you use regular Air Force units (theoretically anyway).
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These days with the ops tempo we have, this is especially true. Problem is, we're driving our reserve and guard units into the ground with the huge deployment pace.
Boltonpilot
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Thanks for your help
aloft
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What are the differences between piloting an aircraft in the ANG and flying it in the AFR?
Thanks
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Aircraft in the Air Force Reserve are flown in the same way as aircraft in the Air National Guard.
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Save for the goofy "air defense" loadout ANG vipers fly with.
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What are the differences between piloting an aircraft in the ANG and flying it in the AFR?
Thanks
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Aircraft in the Air Force Reserve are flown in the same way as aircraft in the Air National Guard.
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Save for the goofy "air defense" loadout ANG vipers fly with.
Boltonpilot
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AFRES pilots are merely disdained by their active-duty brethren, while ANG pilots are actively ridiculed.
Any examples?
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Anyway, I have been pertty serios lately about joining ANG next year, so any info about this type of service would be great from ya'll, (especially stuff that a recruiter would usually not mention).
Any examples?
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Anyway, I have been pertty serios lately about joining ANG next year, so any info about this type of service would be great from ya'll, (especially stuff that a recruiter would usually not mention).
Windchill
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Air Force Reserve units tend to reside at Active Duty bases while ANG units have their own bases. I can only speak on the ANG w/ certainty as I've been in for about 5 years now (C-130 unit).
The ANG does fall under the DOD and serves both the US Government and the State of AL, AK, DE, WV, VA ... etc at the same time.
The common misconception is that ANG units stay in the US and are only responsible more or less for homeland security. ANG units are overseas with the Active Duty right now, were during the war, and will continue to do so.
If a recruiter tells you ... "one weekend a month, two weeks a year" he's blowing smoke up your butt because that is just not the case anymore.
The ANG does fall under the DOD and serves both the US Government and the State of AL, AK, DE, WV, VA ... etc at the same time.
The common misconception is that ANG units stay in the US and are only responsible more or less for homeland security. ANG units are overseas with the Active Duty right now, were during the war, and will continue to do so.
If a recruiter tells you ... "one weekend a month, two weeks a year" he's blowing smoke up your butt because that is just not the case anymore.
MDPilot
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Don't worry, it's once again a case of Aloft talking about something that he doesn't have a clue. In my 20 years of active duty I never heard a disparaging remark about either AFRES or ANG pilots from the active side. In fact, most active duty pilots were aspiring to one day join the reserve component to get away from all the active duty mickey mouse stuff.
Windchill
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In fact, most active duty pilots were aspiring to one day join the reserve component to get away from all the active duty mickey mouse stuff.
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We have many former Active Duty -130 drivers in our unit. They know they get to fly without the constant transferring of bases as well as the relaxed atmosphere of the ANG.
In fact, most active duty pilots were aspiring to one day join the reserve component to get away from all the active duty mickey mouse stuff.
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We have many former Active Duty -130 drivers in our unit. They know they get to fly without the constant transferring of bases as well as the relaxed atmosphere of the ANG.
