The North Dakota Army National Guard (ND ARNG) is headquartered at the Fraine Barracks in

Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...

, and consists of the 68th Troop Command, headquartered in Bismarck, and the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, headquartered in

Fargo, North Dakota Fargo ( /ˈfɑɹɡoʊ/) is a city in and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, its population was 125,990, making it the most populous city in the state and the 219th-most populous city in ...

. Their main installation and armory is at

Camp Grafton Camp Grafton is the main United States National Guard, Army National Guard installation in North Dakota. The base, located near Devils Lake, North Dakota, was founded in 1904 as the Rock Island Military Reservation. In 1924, it was renamed after Lie ...

Structure

*Joint Force Headquarters-Bismarck **1919th Contract Team-Bismarck **3/819th JAG Team-Bismarck * NDARNG-shoulder sleeve insignia

68th Troop Command-Bismarck *ARNG Medical Detachment-Bismarck *Recruiting & Retention Battalion-Bismarck *116th Public Affairs Detachment-Bismarck * US Army 142nd Engineer Battalion DUI

142d Engineer Battalion (previously the 231st Brigade Support Battalion)-Valley City ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company-Valley City ** Company A-Fargo *** Detachment 1-Valley City ** Company B-Fargo * 164th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) * 136th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion Headquarters-Camp Gilbert C. Grafton-Devils Lake * 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade-Fargo ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company *3662nd Maintenance Company-Camp Gilbert C. Grafton-Devils Lake *816th Military Police Company-Dickinson *1/816th Military Police Company-Bismarck *1/132nd Quartermaster Detachment-Bottineau *164th Engineer Battalion Headquarters-Minot ** Headquarters & Headquarters Company-Minot ** 164th Forward Support Company-Minot ** 817th Engineer Company (Sapper)-Jamestown ** 818th Engineer Company (Sapper)-Minot *** Detachment 1-Williston **** Engineer Platoon (Sapper) **** Engineer Platoon (Sapper) ** 957th Engineer Company (Multi Role Bridge)-Bismarck *Detachment 42, Organizational Support Airlift-Bismarck *81st Civil Support Team-Bismarck *3662nd Component Repair Company Maintenance Company-Bismarck * 1st Battalion (Security & Support), 112th Aviation Regiment-Bismarck * C Company, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment-Bismarck *2-832nd Medical Company-Bismarck *814th Medical Detachment-Bismarck *2/191st Military Police Company- Bismarck *2/132nd Quartermaster Detachment-Rugby *835th Engineer Detachment-Camp Grafton *897th Engineer Detachment (Concrete)-Camp Grafton *815th Engineer Company (Horizontal)-Edgeley **Detachment 1-Wishek **Detachment 2-Lisbon **Detachment 3-Jamestown *188th Engineer Company (Vertical)-Wahpeton **Engineer Platoon (Vertical) **Engineer Platoon (Vertical) **Engineer Platoon (Horizontal) *188th Army Band-Fargo *191st Military Police Company-Fargo *231st Distribution Company-Fargo *231st Support Maintenance Company-Fargo *426th Signal Company-Fargo *1/231st Distribution Company-Valley City *1/231st Support Maintenance Company-Valley City *1/191st Military Police Company-Grand Forks *132nd Quartermaster Company-Grand Forks *

1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment ** Headquarters & Headquarters Battery-Grand Forks ** Battery A-Bismarck ** Battery B-Grand Forks ** Battery C-Fargo ** Detachment D-Grand Forks *133rd Quartermaster Detachment-Grafton *134th Quartermaster Detachment-Cavalier *3/132nd Quartermaster Detachment-Cando

History

In 1883, Company A, First Regiment, Dakota National Guard, was organized at Bismarck, Dakota Territory. In 1889, North Dakota became the Union's thirty-ninth state. The North Dakota National Guard was organized, comprising six infantry companies, two cavalry troops, and one artillery battery. Eight infantry companies of the First North Dakota Regiment were mobilized for the

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and the

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in 1898. The Regiment earned thirty-nine silver battle rings for its guidon and ten members of the First North Dakota Infantry Volunteers were awarded the

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Historic units

164th Infantry Regiment

References

External links

Official Website

compiled by the

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