Air National Guard [SEP] inception
, which were considered wholly activities of the federal government. This distinction accounts for why there are no National Guard components in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps or U.S. Coast Guard. Because the present day U.S. Air Force evolved from the U.S. Army, it was only natural that a separate Air National Guard would be established with the divestiture of the former U.S. Army Air Forces and its establishment as a separate and independent U.S. Air Force in 1947. 
The Air National Guard was officially established in law as a separate reserve component
Assignments.
Assignments Major Command/Gaining Command.
- Air National Guard/Air Force Space Command (2008 - 30 Sep 2013)
- Air National Guard/Air Combat Command (1 June 1992 – 2008)
- Air National Guard/Tactical Air Command (1976 – 1 June 1992)
Previous designations.
- 281st Combat Communications Group (???–30 Sep 2013)
Squadrons previously assigned.
- 202nd Engineering and Installation Squadron
- 213th Engineering and Installation Squadron
- 263d Combat