Established under Title 10 Title 10 of the United States Code outlines the role of armed forces in the United States Code and Title 32 of the U.S. Code The United States Code is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. It contains 50 titles and is published every six years by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states and territories operating under their respective governors.[1] The Army National Guard may be called up for active duty by the state governors or territorial commanding generals to help respond to domestic emergencies and disasters, such as those caused by hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes.[1]
With the consent of state governors, members or units of the Army National Guard may be appointed, temporarily or indefinitely, to be federally recognized armed force members The United States armed forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, in the active or inactive service of the United States [2][3]. If federally recognized, the member or unit becomes part of the Army National Guard of the United States [4][5][6], which is a reserve component A military reserve force is a military organization composed of citizens of a country who combine a military role or career with a civilian career. They are not normally kept under arms and their main role is be available to fight when a nation mobilizes for total war or to defend against invasion.[citation needed] Reserve forces are generally not of the United States Army The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of the [4], and part of the National Guard of the United States The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. The National Guard of the United States is a joint reserve component of the United States Army and the United States Air Force and [4].
Army National Guard of the United States units or members may be called up for federal active duty in times of Congressionally sanctioned war or national emergency [1]. The President The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice President of the United States may also call up members and units of state Army National Guard, with the consent of state governors, to repel invasion, suppress rebellion, or execute federal laws if the United States or any of its states or territories are invaded or is in danger of invasion by a foreign nation, or if there's a rebellion or danger of a rebellion against the authority of the federal government, or if the President is unable with the regular armed forces to execute the laws of the United States [7]. Because both state Army National Guard and the Army National Guard of the United States relatively go hand-in-hand, they are both usually referred to as just Army National Guard.
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History
The Army National Guard is the oldest branch of the U.S. military, tracing its origins back into American colonies The start of the European colonization of the Americas is typically dated to 1492, although there was at least one earlier colonization effort. The first known Europeans to reach the Americas were the Vikings during the 11th century, who established several colonies in Greenland and one short-lived settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows (51°N) in the as far back as 1636.[citation needed]
During World War I, the National Guard provided 40% of the US Army's combat forces. Guard membership doubled in 1940, and provided 19 divisions during World War II Albania · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Bulgaria · Burma · Cambodia · Canada · Ceylon (Sri Lanka) · Channel Islands · China · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · Dutch East Indies · Egypt · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland ·, of which the National Guard units were among the first to deploy overseas and the first to fight.[citation needed]
Twenty-first Century Reorganization
The Army National Guard is reorganizing into 28 brigade combat teams (reduced from 32) and 78 support brigades as a part of the Army's The United States Army is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven uniformed services. The modern Army has its roots in the Continental Army which was formed on 14 June 1775, before the establishment of the transformation plan. When the reorganization is complete, brigades will consist of 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers.
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List of Units Undergoing Transformation
There are eight Army National Guard divisions. The following is a partial list of the planned end-state organization of the Army National Guard, and includes those brigade A brigade is a military formation that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army. Usually, a brigade is a sub-component of a division, a larger unit consisting of two or more brigades and division A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 30,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions make up a corps. In most modern militaries, a division tends to be the smallest combined arms unit capable of independent operations; due-level units Military organization is the structuring of the armed forces of a state so as to offer military capability required by the national defence policy. In some countries paramilitary forces are included in a nation's armed forces. Armed forces that are not a part of the military or paramilitary organizations, such as insurgent forces, often mimic undergoing transformation as part of the U.S. Army plan.
Divisions
- 28th Infantry Division (PA ARNG and FL ARNG)
- 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania, Ohio
- 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Florida
- 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania
- 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Pennsylvania
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (PA ARNG and NJ ARNG)
- 29th Infantry Division (VA ARNG and MD ARNG The Maryland Army National Guard is the Army component of the organized militia of the State of Maryland. It is headquartered at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore and has units at armories and other facilities across the state)
- 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina, West Virginia
- 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (MD ARNG The Maryland Army National Guard is the Army component of the organized militia of the State of Maryland. It is headquartered at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore and has units at armories and other facilities across the state)
- 34th Infantry Division (MN ARNG and IA ARNG)
- 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, (MN ARNG
- 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, (IA ARNG and MN ARNG)
- 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Wisconsin
- 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), Idaho/Montana/Oregon
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (MN ARNG, ND ARNG and ID ARNG)
- 35th Infantry Division (KS ARNG and NE ARNG)
- 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Illinois
- 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma
- 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (MO ARNG, NE ARNG and UT ARNG)
- 36th Infantry Division (TX ARNG)
- 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Arkansas
- 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas
- 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Texas
- 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi
- 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Louisiana
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (TX ARNG, CO ARNG, AL NG and KS ARNG)
- 38th Infantry Division (IN ARNG, MI ARNG, and OH ARNG)
- 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio/Michigan
- 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Indiana
- 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (United States)(Heavy Brigade Combat Team), Tennessee
- Combat Aviation Brigade (IN ARNG)
- 40th Infantry Division (CA ARNG The California Army National Guard is a component of the California National Guard, the United States Army and the United States National Guard. The California Army National Guard is composed of about 20,000 soldiers. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one)
- 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Hawaii/Arizona
- 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, California
- 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon
- 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Washington/California
- Combat Aviation Brigade (CA ARNG The California Army National Guard is a component of the California National Guard, the United States Army and the United States National Guard. The California Army National Guard is composed of about 20,000 soldiers. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one)
- 42nd Infantry Division (NY ARNG, NJ ARNG, VT ARNG, and ME ARNG))
- 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York
- 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New Jersey
- 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont/Connecticut/Maine
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (NY NG)
Theater Level Support Organizations
- 167th Sustainment Command (Theater)
- 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
- 184th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
HQ, Aviation Depot Maintenance Roundout Unit (MD)
- 1106th Theater Aviation Maintenance Sustainment Group (CA)
- 1107th Theater Aviation Maintenance Sustainment Group (MO)
- 1108th Theater Aviation Maintenance Sustainment Group (MS)
- 1109th Theater Aviation Maintenance Sustainment Group (CT)
Maneuver Enhancement Brigades
- 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Massachusetts
- 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Puerto Rico
- 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Missouri
- 111th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, New Mexico
- 115th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Utah
- 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Carolina
- 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Texas
- 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, North Dakota
- 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Kentucky
- 153rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Arizona
- 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Wisconsin
- 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota
- 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Carolina
- 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Alabama
- 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Illinois
- 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Georgia
Battlefield Surveillance Brigades
- 58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Maryland
- 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Nebraska
- 71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Texas
- 142d Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Alabama (activates 1 September 2011)
- 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Indiana
- 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Alaska
- 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Georgia
Sustainment Brigades
- 17th Sustainment Brigade, Nevada
- 36th Sustainment Brigade, Texas
- 38th Sustainment Brigade, Indiana
- 108th Sustainment Brigade, Illinois
- 113th Sustainment Brigade, North Carolina
- 224th Sustainment Brigade, California
- 230th Sustainment Brigade, Tennessee
- 287th Sustainment Brigade, Kansas
- 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York
- 371st Sustainment Brigade, Ohio
Fires (Field Artillery) Brigades
- 45th Fires Brigade, Oklahoma
- 65th Fires Brigade, Utah
- 115th Fires Brigade, Wyoming
- 138th Fires Brigade, Kentucky
- 142nd Fires Brigade, Arkansas
- 169th Fires Brigade, Colorado
- 197th Fires Brigade, New Hampshire
Functional Brigades
- 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Florida
- 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Ohio
- 16th Engineer Brigade, Ohio
- 35th Engineer Brigade, Missouri
- 111th Engineer Brigade, West Virginia
- 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi
- 176th Engineer Brigade, Texas
- 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee
- 225th Engineer Brigade, Louisiana
- 43rd Military Police Brigade, Rhode Island
- 49th Military Police Brigade, California
- 177th Military Police Brigade, Michigan
- 261st Signal Brigade (Theater Tactical), Delaware
- 31st Chemical Brigade, Alabama
Theater Aviation Assets
- 66th Theater Aviation Command (WA)
- 185th Theater Aviation Brigade (MS), 66th TAC
- 3-136 TA Bn (MO, RI, PA, IN, VI, MS, CA, CT, OR, OK, WA, SD, Active duty units in Korea and Japan)
- 1-169th GSAB (CT, AL, GA, MD, PA, KY, Active Duty Unit in NC.)
- 1-171st GSAB (GA, HI, NM, KS)
- 1-214th GSAB (Active Duty and Reserve units in Germany)
- 351st ASB (SC, KY, WA, MI, OR)
- 449th Theater Aviation Brigade
- 1-126th GSAB (RI, CA, ME)
- 1-106th GSAB (IL, MO)
- 1-131st ASLT (AL, NC)
- 1-244th ASLT (LA, FL)
- 248th ASB (IA, WI, LA)
- 204th Theater Airfield Operations Group (LA, TN, MS, AR, FL)
- 77th Aviation Brigade(Theater)(AR), 11th Theater Aviation Command (USAR)
- 2-238th GSAB (IN, IL, SC, CO, Active Duty Unit)
- 1-147th ASLT (WI, MI)
- 1-207th ASLT (AK, HI)
- 2-285th ASLT (AZ, OK, ND, UT)
- 445th ASB (OK, HI, PR, VA, WY)
- 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade
Units attached to Active Duty or Army Reserve Commands
F Co, 207th Aviation (AK), 244th TAB (Army Reserve), 11th TAC (Active Duty)
C Co (Air Ambulance) (WY, AZ) 5-159th GSAB, 244th TAB (Army Reserve), 11th TAC (Active Duty)
D and E Co Dets (WY, AZ) 5-159th GSAB, 244th TAB (Army Reserve), 11th TAC (Active Duty)
E Co, 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group (NC)
Legacy Units and Formations
The following units were affected by the Army National Guard transformation, but are no longer active.
- 49th Armored Division deactivated 1 May 2004; reflagged as the 36th Infantry Division.
Army National Guard Forces
See also
- Military units and formations of the United States Army National Guard
- State Defense Forces State Defense Forces (also known as State Guards, State Military Reserves, or State Militias) in the United States are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government, although they are regulated by the National Guard Bureau through the Army National Guard of the United States. State Defense Forces are authorized by
Notes
- ^ a b c [1] Military Reserves Federal Call Up Authority
- ^ [2] 10 USC 12211. Officers: Army National Guard of the United States
- ^ [3] 10 USC 12107. Army National Guard of United States; Air National Guard of the United States: enlistment in
- ^ a b c [4] 32 USC 101. Definitions (NATIONAL GUARD)
- ^ [5] 10 USC 12401. Army and Air National Guard of the United States: status
- ^ [6] 10 USC 10105. Army National Guard of the United States: composition
- ^ [7] 10 USC 12406. National Guard in Federal service: call
References
- National Guard Web Site
- Army National Guard Web Site
- Army National Guard Recruiting
- Unit Designations in the Army Modular Force, accessed 23 November 2006
- National Guard Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's Role in Domestic Missions
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Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:36:51 GMT+00:00
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Q. I was just curious what the physical requirements are for getting in to the Army National Guard? Like do you have to do the same Basic training that the Army does (I've found those requirements for sit-ups, push-ups, and running)... How exactly does the process work? You sign up, then what? Do you go to training for a couple months or something? Thanks! So essentially you go to basic like regular Army, and then go home and will then do your regular weekend a month, two weeks a year? And I guess then that it's a safe assumption that you have to meet those same fitness requirements as the Army? thanks Krystal... I'm actually not even in contact with any recruiters at the moment, just considering joining, knowing full well the potential… [cont.]
Asked by rabair12345 - Fri Jul 7 23:04:25 2006 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. if ur an average fit and capable person then ur a shoe-in...
Answered by Gilbert G - Fri Jul 7 23:08:44 2006
