 As state militia units, the units in the New Jersey Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command.They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of New Jersey though the office of the New Jersey Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States.The New Jersey Air National Guard is headquartered at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and its commander is Brigadier General Patrick M. Kennedy.