The Headquarters of the

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(HQDA) approved its Command Implementation Plan (CIP) to restructure the

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(DCARNG) Area Mobilization Command. As part of this restructure, the Mobilization Augmentation Command (MAC) received a name change as of 22 September 2016. The new name is Multi-Agency Augmentation Command (MAC). HQDA stated the restructure was made in order to provide flexibility and support to the DCARNG's unique state and federal missions. The MAC is a 0-7 level Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) command of the District of Columbia Army National Guard and provides trained personnel for staff augmentation and operational support to Headquarters, Department of the Army, Operations Center (AOC), the Alternate Army Operations Center (AAOC), the Domestic Operations Support Division (DOMS), the National Guard Coordination Center (NGCC), ARNG Domestic Operation Center, National Guard Bureau – Legislative Liaison (NGB-LL) and other Operations Centers in support of routine, national crisis or wartime requirements. The MAC also supports National Special Security Events and the State of the Union Address. As required, the Command provides staff capability packages to augment the District of Columbia National Guard, Joint Task Force for Domestic Support to Civil Authorities operations.

History

The

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descends from the 25th

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of the Maryland

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, Headquartered in

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, formed 1776 to fight in the American Revolutionary War. After Congress established the Federal District in

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, local

units were reorganized again, to form what would become the

. Supervision and control of District of Columbia National Guard was delegated by the

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to the

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pursuant to

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10030, 26 January 1949 with authority given to the Secretary to designate officials of the National Military Establishment to administer affairs of the District of Columbia National Guard. The

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was directed to act for the

in all matters pertaining to the ground component, and the

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was directed to act in all matters pertaining to the air component of the District of Columbia National Guard by Secretary of Defense memorandum, 2 February 1949. Founded in 1997, the Mobilization Augmentation Detachment of the DC National Guard primary mission was to support the National Guard Bureau Operations Staff and Emergency Operations Center in

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. On 27 September 2001, following the

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terrorist attacks on

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, the unit was the first

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component mobilized to support the

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. Due to the MAC's quality of performance and commitment to missions, a decision was made by the commanding general, to expand the unit into a

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, with a larger role, and opportunities for over 100

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and NCOs. The MAC is heavily involved in operations throughout the

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Current Divisions

*Army National Guard (ARNG) Operations support Division *Department of the Army (DA) Operations Support Division *Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) DC Operations *Joint Operations Support Division *National Guard Bureau (NGB) Plans and Operations Division

Commanders

References

External links

*DCNG, 2013, https://web.archive.org/web/20090531035102/http://states.ng.mil/sites/DC/Pages/DCNationalGuard.aspx *History of DCNG, 2013, https://web.archive.org/web/20150227195959/http://www.dcnationalguard.com/about.html *NGB, 2013, http://www.nationalguard.mil/ *OSD, 2013, http://www.defense.gov/ {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Installations of the United States Army National Guard Military in Washington, D.C.