The Idaho Army National Guard is a component of the

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and the

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comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the

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. Idaho Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks (both

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and

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) and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Idaho Guard also bestows a number of

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for local services rendered in or to the state of

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. The

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organized the various

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s into the present National Guard system. Formerly attached to the Idaho National Guard NGB regulations 10-4 and United States code chapter 32 section 109 was the

Idaho State Guard The Idaho State Guard, formerly known as the Idaho Home Guard, or The Idaho Volunteer Reserve (IVR) is the inactive state defense force of Idaho. The Idaho State Guard was created to replace the Idaho National Guard as a stateside homeland securi ...

which was created to replace the Idaho National Guard when they were in federal service and not available for the protection of the state.

History

Soldiers from the Idaho National Guard have been deployed to

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. In late November 2020, the Idaho National Guard have helped with COVID-19 screening and testing services, during a third wave of coronavirus infection. The Idaho National Guard has also helped to administrate nearly 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines.

Units

116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Gowen Field,

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1st Battalion (Combined Arms), 163rd Cavalry Regiment (Montana) ** 116 Cav Rgt DUI

2nd Battalion (Combined Arms), 116th Cavalry Regiment ** 116 Cav Rgt DUI

3rd Battalion (Combined Arms), 116th Cavalry Regiment (Oregon) ** 221st Cavalry Regiment DUI

1st Squadron (Armored Reconnaissance), 221st Cavalry Regiment (Nevada) ** 148 FA Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment ** US 116th BEB insignia

116th Brigade Engineer Battalion ** 145 Spt Bn DUI

145th Brigade Support Battalion *State Aviation Group ** 183 Avn Rgt DUI

1st Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 183rd Aviation Regiment (

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) **Detachment 35,

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(C-12) **Air Ambulance Detachment (Lakota) ** 168 Avn Rgt DUI

Detachment 2, Company C, 1st Battalion (Medevac), 168th Aviation Regiment * 204th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) (RTI) ** 1st Battalion, ** 2nd Battalion, ** Regional Training Site - Maintenance Ordnance Training Battalion (RTS-M) * 25th Army Band

In popular culture

The "Divided We Fall" trilogy by Trent Reedy is written about a member of the Idaho Army National Guard during a Second American Civil War. The book "Against All Enemies" by

Harold Coyle Harold William "H.W." Coyle (born February 16, 1952) is an American writer and author of historical and speculative fiction and of war novels including '' Team Yankee'', a ''New York Times'' bestseller. He graduated from the Virginia Military In ...

centers around the Idaho National Guard.

References

External links

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History

Units

In popular culture

See also

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