Component of the National Guard based in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands National Guard
Virgin Islands National Guard HQ DUI
Founded
19 October 1973
Country
United States
Allegiance
U.S. Virgin Islands
Branch
National Guard
Role
"When directed by the Governor, service members will serve and protect the interests of the Territory and its citizens."
Size
1,000
Garrison/HQ
Saint Croix
Motto(s)
The Guardians of the Eastern Front
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
President Joe Biden
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
Albert Bryan Jr.
Adjutant General
Major-General Kodjo S. Knox-Limbacker
Director of Joint Staff
Colonel Glenda M. Mathurine-Lee
Insignia
Emblem of the Joint Forces Virgin Islands National Guard
Military unit
The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) is a component of the United States Armed Forces' National Guard based in the United States Virgin Islands. It was established on October 19, 1973 in a ceremony officiated by Major-General La Vern E. Weber, then serving as the director of the Army National Guard. Major Leayle Galiber was concurrently appointed as acting Adjutant-General and took command of the first two VING units to be activated, a headquarters detachment and the 661st Military Police Company, both of which were stationed on the island of Saint Croix.[1]
An MPDC officer deputizing members of the Virgin Islands National Guard who have just landed at Andrews Air Force Base for the second inauguration of Barack Obama.
The VING consists of the following units:
Virgin Islands Army National Guard[2]
Joint Force Headquarters
Medical Detachment
Recruiting and Retention Battalion
104th Troop Command
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
661st Military Police Detachment
662nd Engineer Company
630th Quartermaster Detachment
51st Public Affairs Detachment
786th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
631st Engineer Detachment
610th Quartermaster Water Supply Company
73rd Army Band
210th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)
23rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation Regiment
1947th Acquisition Contingency Contracting Team
Virgin Islands Air National Guard[3]
Joint Force Headquarters
285th Civil Engineering Squadron
^"History". Virgin Islands National Guard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^"Virgin Islands National Guard Units". Virgin Islands National Guard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
^"Virgin Islands National Guard Units". Virgin Islands National Guard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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