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Seal of the Army National Guard

Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, 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, 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 of the United States Army ^[4], and part of the National Guard of the United States ^[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 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.

[edit] History

The Army National Guard is the oldest branch of the U.S. military, tracing its origins back into American colonies 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, of which the National Guard units were among the first to deploy overseas and the first to fight.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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 transformation plan. When the reorganization is complete, brigades will consist of 3,000 to 4,000 soldiers.

[edit] 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 and division-level units undergoing transformation as part of the U.S. Army plan.

[edit] 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)
- 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina, West Virginia
- 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia
- Combat Aviation Brigade, (MD ARNG)
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)
- 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)
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, New York

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] Battlefield Surveillance Brigades

58th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Maryland
67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Nebraska
71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Texas
219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Indiana
297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Alaska
560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Georgia

[edit] Sustainment Brigades

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

[edit] Fires (Field Artillery) Brigades

[edit] 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] Legacy Units and Formations

The following units were affected by the Army National Guard transformation, but are no longer active.

49th Armored Division inactivated 1 May 2004; reflagged as the 36th Infantry Division.

[edit] Army National Guard Forces

State Abbr.	Rsvrd.	State
AK		Alaska
AL		Alabama
AR		Arkansas
AZ		Arizona
CA		California
CO		Colorado
CT		Connecticut
DE		Delaware
DC		District of Columbia
FL		Florida
GA		Georgia
GU		Guam
HI		Hawaii
IA		Iowa
ID		Idaho
IL		Illinois
IN		Indiana
KS		Kansas

State Abbr.	Rsvrd.	State
KY		Kentucky
LA		Louisiana
MA		Massachusetts
MD		Maryland
ME		Maine
MI		Michigan
MN		Minnesota
MO		Missouri
MS		Mississippi
MT		Montana
NC		North Carolina
ND		North Dakota
NE		Nebraska
NV		Nevada
NH		New Hampshire
NJ		New Jersey
NM		New Mexico
NY		New York

State Abbr.	Rsvrd.	State
OH		Ohio
OK		Oklahoma
OR		Oregon
PA		Pennsylvania
PR		Puerto Rico
RI		Rhode Island
SC		South Carolina
SD		South Dakota
TN		Tennessee
TX		Texas
UT		Utah
VA		Virginia
VI		U.S. Virgin Islands
VT		Vermont
WA		Washington
WI		Wisconsin
WV		West Virginia
WY		Wyoming

[edit] See also

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[Call_up-0] [1] Military Reserves Federal Call Up Authority

[recognized_officers-1] [2] 10 USC 12211. Officers: Army National Guard of the United States

[recognized_enlisted-2] [3] 10 USC 12107. Army National Guard of United States; Air National Guard of the United States: enlistment in

[National_Guard-3] [4] 32 USC 101. Definitions (NATIONAL GUARD)

[4] [5] 10 USC 12401. Army and Air National Guard of the United States: status

[5] [6] 10 USC 10105. Army National Guard of the United States: composition

[6] [7] 10 USC 12406. National Guard in Federal service: call

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