The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the

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. They are simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Army National Guard of each state, most territories, and the District of Columbia (also referred to as the ''Militia of the United States''), and the Army National Guard of the United States (as part of the federalized National Guard). The Army National Guard is divided into subordinate units stationed in each U.S. state and territory, as well as the District of Columbia, operating under their respective governors and governor-equivalents.Military Reserves Federal Call Up Authority
/ref> The foundation for what became the Army National Guard occurred in the city of

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, in 1636, the first time that a regiment of militia drilled for the common defense of a multi-community area.

Activation

The Army National Guard as currently authorized and organized operates under

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when under federal control, and Title 32 of the United States Code and applicable state laws when under state control. The Army National Guard may be called up for active duty by the state or territorial governors to help respond to domestic emergencies and disasters, such as those caused by hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes, as well as

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. The District of Columbia Army National Guard is a federal militia, controlled by the

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with authority delegated to the Secretary of Defense, and through him to the Secretary of the Army. Members or units of the Army National Guard may be ordered, temporarily or indefinitely, into the service of the United States.10 USC 12211. Officers: Army National Guard of the United States
/ref>10 USC 12107. Army National Guard of United States; Air National Guard of the United States: enlistment in
/ref> If mobilized for federal service, the member or unit becomes part of the Army National Guard of the United States, which is a reserve component of the

.32 USC 101. Definitions (NATIONAL GUARD)
/ref> Individuals volunteering for active federal service may do so subject to the consent of their governors. Governors generally cannot veto involuntary activations of individuals or units for federal service, either for training or national emergency. (See '' Perpich v. Department of Defense''.) The

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may also call up members and units of the Army National Guard, in its status as the militia of the several states, to repel invasion, suppress rebellion, or enforce federal laws. The Army National Guard of the United States is one of two organizations administered by the

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, the other being the Air National Guard of the United States. The Director of the Army National Guard is the head of the organization, and reports to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Because the Army National Guard is both the militia of the several states and a federal reserve component of the Army, neither the Chief of the National Guard Bureau nor the Director of the Army National Guard "commands" it. This operational command authority is performed in each state or territory by the State Adjutant General, and in the District of Columbia by the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard when a unit is in its militia status. While under federal activation, the operational command authority is transferred to the commanders of the

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s, who command all U.S. forces within their

area of responsibility Area of responsibility (AOR) is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan (UCP), that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and con ...

. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau and the Director of the Army National Guard serve as the channel of communications between the Department of the Army and the Army National Guard in each state and territory, and administer federal programs, policies, and resources for the National Guard. The Army National Guard's portion of the president's proposed federal budget for Fiscal Year 2018 is approximately $16.2 billion to support an end strength of 343,000, including appropriations for personnel pay and allowance, facilities maintenance, construction, equipment maintenance and other activities.

History

Prominent members

U.S. presidents

Of the 45 individuals to serve as

, 33 had military experience. Of those 33, 21 served in the militia or Army National Guard. * George Washington, commissioned a Major in the Virginia Militia in 1753. He attained the rank of

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before resigning his commission at the end of the

French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the st ...

. *

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and commander of the

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Militia at the start of the

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in the Orange County Militia at the start of the

and aide to his father, James Madison, Sr., who was the commander. *

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe wa ...

, served in the militia while attending the

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. After being wounded at the

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while serving in the Continental Army, he returned to

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to recruit and lead a regiment as a militia lieutenant colonel, but the regiment was never raised. In 1780 the British invaded

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, and Jefferson commissioned Monroe as a colonel to command the militia raised in response and act as liaison to the Continental Army in

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. *

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, commander of the Tennessee Militia as a

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prior to the

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. *

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, commander of

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's militia and

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of the

Kentucky Militia During the War of 1812, Kentucky supplied numerous troops and supplies to the war effort. Because Kentucky did not have to commit manpower to defending fortifications, most Kentucky troops campaigned actively against the enemy. This led to Kentuck ...

at the start of the

. *

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, commanded a company called the

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Rifles, part of Virginia's 52nd Regiment, in the

. * James Polk, joined the Tennessee Militia as a captain in a cavalry regiment in 1821. He was subsequently appointed a colonel on the staff of

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William Carroll. *

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, served as inspector of New York's 47th Brigade with the rank of major. Commanded the Union Continentals, a militia unit raised to perform local service in

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, during the

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. * Franklin Pierce, appointed aide de camp to

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in 1831. He remained in the militia until 1847 and attained the rank of colonel before becoming a brigadier general in the Army during the

Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Second Federal Republic of Mexico, Mexico f ...

. *

James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He previously served as secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and repr ...

, a member of the

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Militia. His dragoon unit took part in the defense of

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, during the

. *

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, served in the

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during the

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. He commanded a company in the 4th Illinois Regiment with the rank of captain from April to May 1832. He was a private in Captain Alexander White's Company from May to June 1832. He served as a private in Captain Jacob Earley's company from June to July 1832. *

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, served in the Tennessee Militia in the 1830s, and attained the rank of colonel. During the

he remained loyal to the Union and was appointed Military Governor of Tennessee with the rank of brigadier general. * Ulysses S. Grant, having left the Army as a captain, at the start of the Civil War he served in the Illinois Militia as aide de camp and mustering officer for

Richard Yates. He held these positions until being appointed commander of the 21st Illinois Infantry, which set him on the path to becoming a general and commander of all Union armies. * Rutherford B. Hayes, joined a militia company in 1846 intending to fight in the Mexican–American War, but resigned because of ill health. Enlisted as a private in a

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militia company at the start of the Civil War in 1861, and was elected commander with the rank of captain. He was subsequently appointed a major in the

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, and ended the war as a brigade commander and

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Major General. * James A. Garfield, commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Ohio Militia in 1861, he took part in recruiting and training the

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Regiment, which he commanded as a colonel. He later served as Chief of Staff for the

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and received promotion to Major General. * Chester A. Arthur, became a member of the New York Militia soon after becoming a lawyer. During the Civil War he served on the staff of

Edwin D. Morgan as Quartermaster General with the rank of brigadier general. He later served as Morgan's inspector general, responsible for visiting New York's front line units, assessing conditions and recommending improvements. *

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, commissioned in the Indiana Militia by

Oliver P. Morton to recruit a regiment during the Civil War, he was subsequently appointed a second lieutenant and captain in and then colonel and commander of the 70th Indiana Infantry Regiment. He received the brevet of brigadier general as a commendation of his service, and later commanded a brigade. He also enrolled in the militia again during labor unrest in Indianapolis in 1877. *

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, joined a volunteer militia company called the

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Guards at the start of the Civil War. The company was subsequently mustered in as part of the 23rd Ohio Infantry, the same regiment in which President Hayes served. McKinley ended the war as a major and chief of staff for division commander Samuel S. Carroll. *

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, commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 8th New York Infantry Regiment in 1884, he served until 1888 and attained the rank of captain. During the

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he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the

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, which he later commanded as a colonel. In 2001 a review of his war record led to a posthumous award of the

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. * Harry S. Truman, served in the Missouri Army National Guard from 1905 to 1911, rising to the rank of

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. During World War I he rejoined and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the 2nd Missouri Field Artillery. This regiment was federalized as the

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, and Truman commanded Battery D as a captain. He continued to serve in the Army Reserve, retiring as a colonel in 1953. (Note: President George W. Bush served in the National Guard in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and he was the first Air National Guard member to attain the presidency.)

Units and formations

Deployable Army units are organized as table of organization and equipment (TOE) organizations or modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE) organizations. Non-deployable units, such as a state's joint force headquarters or regional training institutes are administered as table of distribution and allowance (TDA) units.

Commands

46th Military Police Command The 46th Military Police Command is a command level military police headquarters element within the Michigan Army National Guard capable of training, deploying, and providing command and control for military police, corrections, and criminal inves ...

( MI ARNG) * 135 Sus Cmd SSI

135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) The 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (ESC) is an independent major command (MACOM) of the Alabama Army National Guard, and until 2014 was a subordinate unit of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command. It is one of two Expeditionary Sus ...

( AL ARNG) * 167 Sus Cmd SSI

167th Sustainment Command (Theater) ( AL ARNG) * 184th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) ( MS ARNG) * 263ADABdeSSI

263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command The 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command is an air defense artillery command of the United States Army, South Carolina Army National Guard. The 263rd is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots, and is one of only nineteen A ...

( SC ARNG)

Divisions

In addition to many deployable units which are non-divisional, the Army National Guard's deployable units include eight Infantry divisions. These divisions, their subordinate brigades or brigades with which the divisions have a training oversight relationship, and the states represented by the largest units include: ''Army Aviation'' Magazine wrote on 31 March 2021 that "The ARNG is pressing forward with the Division Alignment for Training (DIV AFT) effort. The DIV AFT intent is to enhance leader development and training readiness through codified relationships across echelons and states to develop combat capable division formations for large scale combat operations. The Director, ARNG.. recently convened a DIV AFT Initial Planning Conference to clarify unit alignments for all eight ARNG Division Headquarters and synchronize activities that will facilitate unity of effort between Division Headquarters and aligned for training States." * 28th Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015)

28th Infantry Division ( PA ARNG) ** 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( PA ARNG) **

56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), 28th Infantry Division, also known as the ''Independence Brigade'', is a brigade combat team of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and has its headquarters located at Horsham Air Guard Station in ...

( PA ARNG) ** 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade ( PA ARNG) * 29th Infantry Division SSI

29th Infantry Division ( VA ARNG) ** 30th Infantry Division SSI

30th Armored Brigade Combat Team The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (30th ABCT or "Old Hickory") is a modular heavy brigade of the United States Army National Guard. 30th ABCT relieved 3rd ABCT/4ID in Kuwait, 1 November 2019. They returned to the U.S. in September 2020 and were ...

( NC ARNG) **

53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( FL ARNG) ** 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( VA ARNG) ** 29th Combat Aviation Brigade ( MD ARNG) * 34th 'Red Bull' Infantry Division SSI

34th Infantry Division ( MN ARNG) ** 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team ( MN ARNG) ** 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IA ARNG) ** 32nd infantry division shoulder patch

32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Red Arrow") is an infantry brigade combat team in the United States Army National Guard. It was formed from the inactivated 32nd Infantry Division in 1967. It is the largest unit in the Wisconsin Nation ...

( WI ARNG) ** 116th Cavalry Brigade CSIB

116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team ( ID ARNG) **

34th Combat Aviation Brigade The Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 34th Infantry Division (ECAB) is a unit of the Minnesota Army National Guard that supports the 34th Infantry Division and the state of Minnesota by providing aviation capabilities. The brigade is based ...

( MN ARNG) * 35th Infantry Division SSI

35th Infantry Division ( KS ARNG) ** 33rd Infantry Division SSI

33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IL ARNG) ** USArmy 39th Inf Brig Patch

39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (39th IBCT), also officially known as The Arkansas Brigade, is an infantry brigade combat team of the Army National Guard composed of personnel from the U.S. states of Arkansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The un ...

(

AR ARNG The Arkansas Army National Guard (ARARNG) is a component of the Arkansas National Guard and the United States National Guard. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau. Arkansa ...

) **

45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Thunderbird") is a modular infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. The 45th Infantry Brigade was formed ...

( OK ARNG) ** 35th Combat Aviation Brigade ( MO ARNG) * 36th Infantry Division CSIB

36th Infantry Division (

TX ARNG The Texas Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, the United States National Guard and the Texas Military Forces (along with the Texas Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard). Texas Army National Guard units are tra ...

) **

56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a brigade combat team unit of the Texas Army National Guard, part of the 36th Infantry Division. Early history At the start of World War I the War Department organized two National Guard Cavalry bri ...

(

) ** 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (

) **

155th Armored Brigade Combat Team The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team is a brigade combat team of the Mississippi Army National Guard. The brigade was formed in 1973 as the separate 155th Armored Brigade from the 1st Brigade, 30th Armored Division during a National Guard reorg ...

( MS ARNG) ** USA - 256 INF BDE

256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Louisiana Brigade") is a modular infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the Louisiana Army National Guard. It is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. Currently the brigade is part of the 36th Infantry ...

( LA ARNG) ** 36th Combat Aviation Brigade (

) *

38th Infantry Division ( IN ARNG) ** 37th Infantry Division CSIB

37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Buckeye) is an Infantry Brigade Combat Team, infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army National Guard with the brigade headquarters, cavalry squadron, infantry battalion, field artillery battal ...

( OH ARNG) ** 76th IBCT shoulder sleeve insignia

76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Night Hawks") is a modular infantry brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Indiana. It is headquartered in Lawrence Readiness Training Center, on the grounds of Fort Benjamin Harrison. Hist ...

( IN ARNG) ** US278ACRSSI

278th Armored Cavalry Regiment The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (278th ACR, "Third Tennessee"), previously the 117th Infantry Regiment, is an armored brigade combat team of the Tennessee Army National Guard with headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is the only Nationa ...

( TN ARNG) ** 38th Combat Aviation Brigade ( IN ARNG) * 40th Infantry Division CSIB

40th Infantry Division (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) ** 29th Infantry Brigade SSI

29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Hawaii Army National Guard, HI ARNG) ** 41st Infantry Division SSI

41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Oregon Army National Guard, OR ARNG) ** 79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team insignia

79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team insignia

79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) ** 81st ABCT Unit Insignia

81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Washington Army National Guard, WA ARNG) ** 40th Combat Aviation Brigade (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) * 42nd Infantry Division SSI

42nd Infantry Division (United States), 42nd Infantry Division (New York Army National Guard, NY ARNG) ** 27th Infantry Division SSI

27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (New York Army National Guard, NY ARNG) ** US Army 44th Infantry Division SSI

44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (New Jersey Army National Guard, NJ ARNG) ** 86th BCT (MTN)

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Vermont Army National Guard, VT ARNG) **42nd Combat Aviation Brigade (New York Army National Guard, NY ARNG)

Multifunctional Support Brigades

The Army National Guard fields 37 multifunctional support brigades.

Maneuver Enhancement Brigades

26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Massachusetts Army National Guard, MA ARNG) * US Army 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

55th Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division (United States), 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( PA ARNG) * 67th Infantry Brigade SSI

67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Nebraska Army National Guard, NE ARNG) * US Army 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade SSI

US Army 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade SSI

110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( MO ARNG) * 130MEBSSI

130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( NC ARNG) * 136th MEB

136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (

) *

141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (North Dakota Army National Guard, ND ARNG) * 149th Armored Brigade CSIB

149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Kentucky Army National Guard, KY ARNG) * 57th Field Artillery Brigade SSI

157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( WI ARNG) * 158 MEB SSI

158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Arizona Army National Guard, AZ ARNG) *

196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (South Dakota Army National Guard, SD ARNG) *

204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Utah Army National Guard, UT ARNG) * 218th Infantry Brigade SSI

218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( SC ARNG) * 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( AL ARNG) * 404ChemBdeSSI

404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( IL ARNG) * 648th MEB

648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (Georgia Army National Guard, GA ARNG)

Field Artillery Brigades

45th Fires Brigade (United States), 45th Field Artillery Brigade ( OK ARNG) * 65 FIRES BDE-SSI Full Color

65th Fires Brigade (United States), 65th Field Artillery Brigade (Utah Army National Guard, UT ARNG) * 115FABdeSSI

115th Field Artillery Brigade (Wyoming Army National Guard, WY ARNG) * 130FABdeSSI

130th Field Artillery Brigade ( KS ARNG) * 138FABdeSSI

138th Fires Brigade (United States), 138th Field Artillery Brigade (Kentucky Army National Guard, KY ARNG) * 142FABdeSSI

142nd Fires Brigade (United States), 142nd Field Artillery Brigade (

) *

169th Fires Brigade (United States), 169th Field Artillery Brigade (Colorado Army National Guard, CO ARNG) * 197th FA Brigade patch

197th Fires Brigade (United States), 197th Field Artillery Brigade (New Hampshire Army National Guard, NH ARNG)

Sustainment Brigades

17th Sustainment Brigade (United States), 17th Sustainment Brigade (Nevada Army National Guard, NV ARNG) * 36 Sus Bde SSI

36th Sustainment Brigade (

) *

38th Sustainment Brigade (United States), 38th Sustainment Brigade ( IN ARNG) * 108th Sustainment Brigade SSI

108th Sustainment Brigade (United States), 108th Sustainment Brigade ( IL ARNG) * 111ADABdeSSI

111th Sustainment Brigade (United States), 111th Sustainment Brigade (New Mexico Army National Guard, NM ARNG) * 113SustainBdeSSI

113th Sustainment Brigade (United States), 113th Sustainment Brigade ( NC ARNG) * 224SustainBdeSSI

224th Sustainment Brigade (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) * 230SustainBdeSSI

230th Sustainment Brigade ( TN ARNG) * 369SustainBdeSSI

369th Sustainment Brigade (New York Army National Guard, NY ARNG) * 371SustainBdeSSI

371st Sustainment Brigade (United States), 371st Sustainment Brigade ( OH ARNG)

Military Intelligence Brigades

58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, 58th Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) ( MD ARNG) * 71st BfSB SSI

71st Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, 71st Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) (

) *

300th Military Intelligence Brigade (United States), 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist) (Utah Army National Guard, UT ARNG) (TDA organization)

Functional Support Brigades and Groups

Engineer Brigades

16th Engineer Brigade (United States), 16th Engineer Brigade ( OH ARNG) * USA - 35 Eng Bde

35th Engineer Brigade (United States), 35th Engineer Brigade ( MO ARNG) * 111EngrBdeSSI

111th Engineer Brigade (United States), 111th Engineer Brigade (West Virginia Army National Guard, WV ARNG) * US Army 117 Engineer Brigade SSI

117th Engineer Brigade ( SC ARNG) * 168EngineerBdeSSI

168th Engineer Brigade (United States), 168th Engineer Brigade ( MS ARNG) * US Army 176th Engineer Brigade SSI

176th Engineer Brigade (

) *

194th Engineer Brigade (United States), 194th Engineer Brigade ( TN ARNG) *

219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade CSIB

219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (United States), 219th Engineer Brigade ( IN ARNG) * 225EngineerBdeSSI

225th Engineer Brigade (United States), 225th Engineer Brigade ( LA ARNG)

Air Defense Artillery Brigades

164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States), 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ( FL ARNG) * Insignia USA Army Brigade 174 ADA Bde SSI

174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States), 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ( OH ARNG) * US Army 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States), 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ( SC ARNG)

Theater Tactical Signal Brigades

228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade ( SC ARNG) * 261SigBdeSSI

261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade (Delaware Army National Guard, DE ARNG)

Military Police Brigades

35th Military Police Brigade (MO ARNG) * 43MPBdeSSI

43rd Military Police Brigade (United States), 43rd Military Police Brigade (Rhode Island Army National Guard, RI ARNG) * 49MpBdeSSI

49th Military Police Brigade (United States), 49th Military Police Brigade (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) * Combat service identification badge of the 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

92nd Military Police Brigade (Puerto Rico Army National Guard, PR ARNG) * US Army 142th Military Police Brigade SSI

142nd Military Police Brigade ( AL ARNG) * 177MPBbeSSI

177th Military Police Brigade (United States), 177th Military Police Brigade ( MI ARNG)

Theater and Combat Aviation Brigades

63rd Theater Aviation Brigade (Kentucky Army National Guard, KY ARNG) * 77AviationBdeSSI

77th Combat Aviation Brigade (United States), 77th Combat Aviation Brigade (

) *

185th Theater Aviation Brigade ( MS ARNG) * 449 Avn Bde SSI

449th Combat Aviation Brigade ( NC ARNG)

Other brigades

31st Chemical Brigade ( AL ARNG) * US Army 91st Cyber Bde SSI

91st Cyber Brigade ( VA ARNG) (TDA organization) * 100MissileDefBdeSSI

100th Missile Defense Brigade (Colorado Army National Guard, CO ARNG)

Other Groups

19th Special Forces Group (Utah Army National Guard, UT ARNG) * United States Army Special Forces SSI (1958-2015)

20th Special Forces Group ( AL ARNG) * 111th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group ( AL ARNG) * 56th Theater Information Operations Group (Washington Army National Guard, WA ARNG) * 71st Theater Information Operations Group (

) * 204th Theater Aviation Operations Group ( LA ARNG) * 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( MD ARNG) * 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) * 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( MO ARNG) * 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( MS ARNG) * 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (Connecticut Army National Guard, CT ARNG) * 42nd RSG

42nd Regional Support Group (New Jersey Army National Guard, NJ ARNG) * 50th RSG

50th Regional Support Group ( FL ARNG) * 109th Regional Support Group (South Dakota Army National Guard, SD ARNG) * 115 RSG

115th Regional Support Group (California Army National Guard, CA ARNG) * 120th Regional Support Group (Maine Army National Guard, ME ARNG) * 139th Regional Support Group ( LA ARNG) * 143rd Regional Support Group (Connecticut Army National Guard, CT ARNG) * US Army 151st Regional Support Group SSI

US Army 151st Regional Support Group SSI

151st Regional Support Group (Massachusetts Army National Guard, MA ARNG) * 191st Regional Support Group (Puerto Rico Army National Guard, PR ARNG) * 198th RSG

198th Regional Support Group (Arizona Army National Guard, AZ ARNG) * US Army 201st Support Group SSI

201st Regional Support Group (Georgia Army National Guard, GA ARNG) * 213th Area Support Group (United States), 213th Regional Support Group ( PA ARNG) * 272 RSG

272nd Regional Support Group ( MI ARNG) * 297th Regional Support Group (Alaska Army National Guard, AK ARNG) * 329th Regional Support Group ( VA ARNG) * 347thRSG

347th Regional Support Group ( MN ARNG) * 635th Regional Support Group Patch

635th Regional Support Group ( KS ARNG) * 734 RSG

734th Regional Support Group ( IA ARNG) * 1889 RSG

1889th Regional Support Group (Montana Army National Guard, MT ARNG)

Regular Army – Army National Guard Partnership

In 2016, the Army and the Army National Guard began a training and readiness initiative that aligned some Army brigades with National Guard division headquarters, and some National Guard brigades with Army division headquarters. Among others, this program included the National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team becoming affiliated with the Army's 10th Mountain Division and the National Guard's 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 143rd Infantry Regiment affiliating with the Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. In addition, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division began an affiliation with the National Guard's 36th Infantry Division. * 121-48-DUI-left

48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States), 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Georgia Army National Guard, GA ARNG), associated with United States Army 3rd Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015)

United States Army 3rd Infantry Division SSI (1918-2015)

3rd Infantry Division (United States), 3rd Infantry Division * 81st patch

81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team (Washington Army National Guard, WA ARNG), associated with 7th Infantry Division SSI (1973-2015)

7th Infantry Division (United States), 7th Infantry Division * 86th BCT (MTN)

86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Vermont Army National Guard, VT ARNG), associated with 10th Mountain Division * 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 143rd Infantry Regiment (

), associated with 173AirborneBCTSSI

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team * 151 Inf Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment (United States), 151st Infantry Regiment ( IN ARNG), associated with 25th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia

25th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (United States), 25th Infantry Division * 840th Engineer Company (

), associated with 36 Eng Bde SSI

36th Engineer Brigade (United States), 36th Engineer Brigade * 249th Transportation Company (

), associated with 1st Cavalry Division Patch

1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade * 1176th Transportation Company ( TN ARNG), associated with US 101st Airborne Division patch

101st Sustainment Brigade * 1245th Transportation Company ( OK ARNG), associated with 1st Cavalry Division Patch

4th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade * 2123rd Transportation Company (Kentucky Army National Guard, KY ARNG), associated with US 101st Airborne Division patch

101st Sustainment Brigade Army units partnering with Army National Guard headquarters include: * 5th Engineer Battalion Coat of Arms

5th Engineer Battalion, associated with USA - 35 Eng Bde

35th Engineer Brigade (United States), 35th Engineer Brigade ( MO ARNG).

By state

The Army and Air National Guard in each state are headed by the State Adjutant General. The Adjutant General (TAG) is the de facto commander of a state's military forces, and reports to the state governor.

Legacy units and formations

Several units have been affected by Army National Guard reorganizations. Some have been renamed or inactivated. Some have had subordinate units reallocated to other commands. A partial list of inactivated major units includes: * Yankee Division

26th Infantry Division (United States), 26th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 September 1993. * 27th Infantry Division SSI

27th Infantry Division (United States), 27th Infantry Division, reorganized as 27th Armored Division, 1 February 1955. (See below.) * 27th Armored Division Empire

27th Armored Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * 30th US Armored Division SSI

30th Armored Division, inactivated 1 December 1973. (See below.) * 30th Infantry Division SSI

30th Infantry Division (United States), 30th Infantry Division, inactivated 4 January 1974. * 31st ID SSI

31st Infantry Division (United States), 31st Infantry Division, inactivated 14 January 1968. Units allocated to 30th Armored Division. * 32nd infantry division shoulder patch

32nd Infantry Division (United States), 32nd Infantry Division, inactivated 1 December 1967. * 33rd Infantry Division SSI

33rd Infantry Division (United States), 33rd Infantry Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * US 37th Infantry Division Patch

37th Infantry Division (United States), 37th Infantry Division, inactivated 15 February 1968. * US 39th Infantry Division

39th Infantry Division (United States), 39th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 December 1967. * 40th US Armored Division SSI

40th Armored Division (United States), 40th Armored Division, inactivated 29 January 1968. * 41st Infantry Division SSI

41st Infantry Division (United States), 41st Infantry Division, inactivated 1 January 1968. * 43rd Infantry Division CSIB

43rd Infantry Division (United States), 43rd Infantry Division, inactivated 16 December 1967. * US Army 44th Infantry Division SSI

44th Infantry Division (United States), 44th Infantry Division, inactivated 10 October 1954. * 45thIBCTSSI

45th Infantry Division (United States), 45th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * 46th Infantry Division CSIB

46th Infantry Division (United States), 46th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * 47th Division Shoulder Patch

47th Infantry Division (United States), 47th Infantry Division, inactivated 10 February 1991. * 48th US Armored Division SSI

48th Armored Division, inactivated 29 January 1968. * 49th US Armored Division SSI

49th Armored Division (United States), 49th Armored Division, inactivated 1 May 2004; reflagged as the 36th Infantry Division. * 50th US Armored Division SSI

50th Armored Division (United States), 50th Armored Division, inactivated 1 September 1993.U.S. House Appropriations Committee
Hearing Record
Department of Defense Appropriations for 1995, Volume 1, 1994, p. 296

Leadership

National Guard Bureau organizational chart

Upon the creation of the United States Air Force in 1947, the National Guard Bureau was organized into two divisions; Army National Guard and Air National Guard. Each were headed by a

who reported to the chief of the National Guard Bureau. The head of the Army National Guard was originally established as the chief of the Army Division at the National Guard Bureau. The position was downgraded to Brigadier general (United States), brigadier general in 1962 due to force reduction. It was renamed to Director of the Army National Guard and elevated back to major general in 1970. The position was later elevated to the rank of Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general in 2001. The Army National Guard is also authorized a deputy director which was originally established as a brigadier general office in 1970. It was elevated to the rank of major general in 2006. The director of the Army National Guard oversees a staff which aids in planning and day-to-day organization and management. In addition to a chief of staff, the Director's staff includes several special staff members, including a chaplain and protocol and awards specialists. It also includes a primary staff, which is organized as directorates, divisions, and branches. The directorates of the Army National Guard staff are arranged along the lines of a typical American military staff: G-1 for personnel; G-2 for intelligence; G-3 for plans, operations and training; G-4 for logistics; G-5 for strategic plans, policy and communications; G-6 for communications; and G-8 for budgets and financial management.

List of chiefs and directors

Notes

References

External links

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Army National Guard NewsUnit Designations in the Army Modular Force
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National Guard Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's Role in Domestic MissionsGuard Knowledge OnlineArmy National Guard Old Website
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Activation

History

Prominent members

U.S. presidents

Units and formations

Commands

Divisions

Multifunctional Support Brigades

Maneuver Enhancement Brigades

Field Artillery Brigades

Sustainment Brigades

Military Intelligence Brigades

Functional Support Brigades and Groups

Engineer Brigades

Air Defense Artillery Brigades

Theater Tactical Signal Brigades

Military Police Brigades

Theater and Combat Aviation Brigades

Other brigades

Other Groups

Regular Army – Army National Guard Partnership

By state

Legacy units and formations

Leadership

List of chiefs and directors

See also

Notes

References

External links