Claim: The 109th Airlift Squadron is part of the New York Air National Guard, which had engagements in World War I and II, and has a tail code of a dark maroon tail stripe and "Minnesota" in yellow letters.
Evidence: 27 August 1917–present United States Minnesota Air National Guard Squadron Airlift Minnesota Air National Guard Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota Dark maroon tail stripe, "Minnesota" in yellow letters World War I
World War II Insignia 109th Airlift Squadron emblem (reinstated 15 December 1965 109th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron emblem (approved 17 July 1959) 109th Observation Squadron emblem (approved 7 March 1939) The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the militia air force of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.