The North Carolina Army National Guard is

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's principal

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. The force is equipped by the federal government and jointly maintained subject to the call of either. The professional head of the North Carolina Army National Guard is the

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Structure

The North Carolina Army National Guard is organized into six major commands. These units come under supervision of the Adjutant General in time of peace, and automatically become part of his command when they are first ordered into active service in the active military services of the United States in case of emergency: * 30th_Infantry_Division_SSI

30th Armored Brigade (Old Hickory) ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (HQ at Clinton) ** USA - 150 Armor Regt

1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment (

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) *** Troop D in Sanford, North Carolina, remainder of 1st Squadron in West Virginia ** 120th Infantry Regiment DUI - 2

1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment (HQ at Wilmington) ** 252 Arm Rgt DUI

1st Battalion,

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(HQ at Fayetteville) ** 230BSB DUI

230th Brigade Support Battalion (230th BSB) (HQ at Goldsboro) ** 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion (HQ in Durham, NC) ** 113FARegtDUI

1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FAR) (HQ at Charlotte) ** 118th Infantry Regiment DUI

4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Army National Guard) * 449th_Aviation_Brigade

449th Combat Aviation Brigade(449th TAB) ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** 130 Avn Rgt DUI

1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 130th Aviation Regiment ** 130 Avn Rgt DUI

2nd Battalion (Airfield Operations), 130th Aviation Regiment ** 131 Avn Rgt DUI

1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment *** Company C ** Detachment 17 (

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) **

2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment *** Company B **** Detachment 1 ** US 638th ASB crest

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*** Company B **** Detachment 1 ** 677th Engineer Detachment (FFTG) ** 430th Engineer Detachment (FFTG) * 130MEBSSI

130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ** 105th Military Police Battalion (HQ at Asheville) ** 105th Engineer Battalion (HQ at Raeford) ** 505th Engineer Battalion (HQ at Gastonia) ** 109th Military Police Battalion (HQ at Kinston) ** Headquarters Sustainment Company (HQ at Charlotte) ** 295th Signal Support Company (HQ at Mooresville) ** 578th FEST (HQ at Charlotte) ** MCPOD (HQ at Charlotte) * 113sbunitinsignia

113th Sustainment Brigade ** 113th Special Troops Battalion (HQ at Asheboro) ** 630th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (HQ at Lenoir) *

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** Recruiting and Retention Command (HQ at Raleigh) ** 382d Public Affairs Detachment (HQ at Raleigh) ** 130th Military History Detachment (HQ at Raleigh) ** 440th Army Band (HQ at Raleigh) ** Medical Detachment (HQ at Stem) ** 113FARegtDUI

5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery (HQ at Louisburg) ** 42d Civil Support Detachment (HQ at Greenville) ** 403d Rigger Support Team ** 430th Ordnance Company (EOD) (HQ at Washington) ** United States Army Special Forces SSI (1958-2015)

Company B, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (HQ at Roanoke Rapids) ** United States Army Special Forces SSI (1958-2015)

Company B, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (HQ at Albemarle) ** Special Operations Detachment-X-JSOC * 139_dui

139th Regiment

Regimental affiliations

Regiments of the North Carolina Army National Guard are listed in order of precedence according to the U.S. Army Regimental System -- Army National Guard where seniority does not always bring priority:''USARS-ARNG'', 1993, p. 6. File:113FARegtCOA.jpg, 113th Field Artillery Regiment File:119th Infantry coa.png, 119th Infantry Regiment
(Second North Carolina) File:120InfRegtCOA.png, 120th Infantry Regiment
(Third North Carolina) File:Noimage.svg, 130th Aviation Regiment File:139RegtCOA.jpg, 139th Infantry Regiment File:196thArmorReg.png, 196th Armor Regiment File:Noimage.svg, 196th Cavalry Regiment File:252thArmorReg.png, 252d Armor Regiment

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External links

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Bibliography of North Carolina Army National Guard History
compiled by the

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