Composition of the Air Reserve Component?

• A. The ARC consists of active duty units and civilian employees.
• B. The ARC consists of the Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command.
• C. The ARC consists of the Air National Guard and the USAF Reserve.
• D. The ARC consists of the National Guard Bureau and the Air Force Space Command.

Answer: (C)

The Air Reserve Component is made up of the Air National Guard and the United States Air Force Reserve. These are the reserve elements of the Air Force that can be called upon to support or augment the active-duty force as needed, either for national missions or during emergencies. The Air National Guard serves as both a state militia and a federal reserve component, ready to be activated by the President, while the USAF Reserve is the federal reserve arm consisting of personnel who train part-time or serve in a reserve capacity for rapid mobilization.

The other options don’t fit because they either describe active-duty units or organizational entities that oversee or categorize forces rather than constitute the reserve components themselves—for example, active-duty commands like Air Mobility Command and Air Combat Command, or bodies like the National Guard Bureau and a space-focused active command.