Army National Guard
Appearance
Army National Guard | |
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Active | As state-funded militia under various names: 1636–1903 As federal reserve forces called the Army National Guard: 1903–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Federal (10 U.S.C. § E) State and territorial (32 U.S.C.) |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Reserve force Militia |
Role | Land warfare Provide the Army with combat-ready reserve Army (Title 10) as well as protecting and supporting their respective states (Title 32) |
Size | 336,000 personnel (authorized end strength for Fiscal Year 2020)[1] |
Part of | National Guard National Guard Bureau |
Garrison/HQ | Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Arlington County, Virginia |
Nickname(s) | "Army Guard", "The Guard" |
March | Always Ready, Always There |
Anniversaries | 13 December 1636 (founding) |
Equipment | List of equipment of the United States Army |
Website | army.mil/nationalguard nationalguard.com |
Commanders | |
Director | LTG Jonathan M. Stubbs |
Deputy Director | MG Joseph R. Baldwin |
Command Chief Warrant Officer | CW5 Brian Searcy |
Command Sergeant Major | CSM John T. Raines III |
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is divided into smaller units stationed in each state, responsible to their governors or other head-of-government.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Office of Legislative Affairs (13 June 2019). "FY20Senate National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)" (PDF). National Guard.mil. Arlington, VA: National Guard Bureau. p. 1.