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On June 5, 1981, Public Law 16-18 established the Guam Army National Guard and the Guam Air National Guard. [3] On August 6, 1997, the Guam Army National Guard assisted with the recovery efforts of Korean Air Flight 801, which crashed on approach to Antonio Won Pat International Airport.
Currently, the Guam Air National Guard consists of a single, non-flying unit, the 254th Air Base Group.The main goal of the Guam Air Guard is to provide ready forces to the Governor of Guam during emergencies, civil crises, and for civil support, as well as to augment and assist the active duty military located at Guam.
On August 4, units of the Guam National Guard and the United States Coast Guard were deployed to assist in relief efforts. Del. Sablan renewed the call for a separate National Guard unit in the Northern Mariana Islands, later commenting, “We pray we never have to experience another disaster like Typhoon Soudelor.
The Guam Air National Guard (GU ANG) is the aerial militia of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is, along with the Guam Army National Guard, an element of the Guam National Guard, National Guard and United States National Guard Bureau. It's also a reserve of the United States Air Force.
Pages in category "Military units and formations in Guam" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Guam Army National Guard; Guam Insular Force ...
There's a controversy brewing involving the nation's newest military branch over the potential of moving Air National Guard units into the U.S. Space Force.
The US military shot down a ballistic missile for the first time from Guam this week, marking a significant step toward strengthening defenses on the Pacific island well within reach of China's ...
The 254th Air Base Group is a unit of the Guam Air National Guard, a part of the larger Guam National Guard.The current duties of the 254th Air Base Group are to assist active duty Airmen and Air Force units at Andersen Air Force Base near Yigo, Guam, as well as provide meteorological and civil support to the Governor of Guam and the entire Guam National Guard.