Organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army
Army National Guard
Seal of the Army National Guard
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
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"
Anniversaries
13 December 1636 (founding)
Website
army.mil/nationalguard nationalguard.com
Commanders
Director
LTG Jon A. Jensen
Deputy Director
MG John C. Andonie[2][3]
Command Chief Warrant Officer
CW5 Teresa A. Domeier
Command Sergeant Major
CSM John T. Raines III
Military unit
The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army. They are simultaneously part of two different organizations: the ARNG of each state, most territories, and the District of Columbia (also referred to as the Militia of the United States), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the National Guard as a whole. It is divided into subordinate units stationed in each state or insular area, responsible to their respective governors or other head-of-government.[4]
The Guard's origins are usually traced to the city of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1636. That year a regiment of militia drilled for the first time to defend a multi-community area within what is now the United States.[5][a]
^Office of Legislative Affairs (13 June 2019). "FY20Senate National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)" (PDF). National Guard.mil. Arlington, VA: National Guard Bureau. p. 1.
^"Clifton Park resident John Andonie, an Iraq War veteran, promoted to two-star general on Friday, January 22". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^Durr, Eric (22 January 2021). "Major General John Andonie, new deputy director of the Army National Guard, promoted at New York National Guard headquarters". DVIDS. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
^"Military Reserves Federal Call Up Authority". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
^"Salem, Mass., declared National Guard's birthplace". Boston Globe. Boston, MA. Associated Press. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^Maj. Avery Schneider, New York National Guard (13 December 2022) Deployed Guardsmen celebrate National Guard's 386th birthday
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