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The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the
United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
. It is simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Militia of the United States (consisting of the ARNG of each state, most territories, and
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), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the
National Guard National guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards. ...
as a whole (which includes the
Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
). It is divided into subordinate units stationed in each state or insular area, responsible to their respective governors or other head-of-government. The Guard's origins are usually traced to the city of
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, 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.


Activation

The ARNG operates under
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when under federal control, and
Title 32 of the United States Code Title 32 of the United States Code outlines the role of the United States National Guard in the United States Code. It is one of two ways the National Guard can be activated by the US Federal Government. Under Title 32, National Guard remains u ...
and applicable state laws when under state control. It may be called up for active duty by the state or territorial governors to help respond to domestic emergencies and disasters, such as those caused by hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes, as well as
civil disorder Civil disorder, also known as civil disturbance, civil unrest, civil strife, or turmoil, are situations when law enforcement and security forces struggle to Public order policing, maintain public order or tranquility. Causes Any number of thin ...
. The
District of Columbia Army National Guard The District of Columbia Army National Guard is the Army component of the District of Columbia National Guard. As the District of Columbia is a federal district and not a state, the guard is placed under the authority of the president of the Unit ...
is a federal militia, controlled by the
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with authority delegated to the secretary of defense, and through him to the
secretary of the Army The secretary of the Army (SA or SECARMY) is a senior civilian official within the United States Department of Defense, with statutory responsibility for all matters relating to the United States Army: manpower, personnel, reserve affairs, insta ...
. Members or units of the ARNG may be ordered, temporarily or indefinitely, into United States service.10 USC 12211. Officers: Army National Guard of the United States
/ref>10 USC 12107. Army National Guard of United States; Air National Guard of the United States: enlistment in
/ref> If mobilized for federal service, the member or unit becomes part of the U.S. ARNG, which is a
reserve component The reserve components of the United States Armed Forces are military organizations whose members generally perform a minimum of 39 days of military duty per year and who augment the active duty (or full-time) military when necessary. The reserv ...
of the
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.32 USC 101. Definitions (NATIONAL GUARD)
/ref> Individuals volunteering for active federal service may do so subject to the consent of their governors. Largely on the basis of a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court decision, governors generally cannot veto involuntary activations of individuals or units for federal service, either for training or national emergency. The president may also call up members and units of the ARNG, in its status as the militia of the several states, to repel invasion, suppress rebellion, or enforce federal laws. The Army National Guard is one of two organizations administered by the
National Guard Bureau The National Guard Bureau (NGB) is the federal agency responsible for the administration of the National Guard established by the United States Congress as a joint bureau of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force. It was c ...
, the other being the
Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
. The director of the ARNG is the head of the organization, and reports to the chief of the National Guard Bureau. Because the ARNG is both the militia of the several states and a federal reserve component of the Army, neither the chief of the National Guard Bureau nor the director of the ARNG "commands" it. This operational command authority is performed in each state or territory by the state adjutant general, and in the District of Columbia by the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard when a unit is in its militia status. While under federal activation, the operational command authority is transferred to the commanders of the unified combatant commands, who command all U.S. forces within their
area of responsibility Area of responsibility (AOR) is a pre-defined geographic region assigned to Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan (UCP), that are used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and c ...
. The chief of the National Guard Bureau and the director of the ARNG serve as the channel of communications between the Department of the Army and the ARNG in each state and territory, and administer federal programs, policies, and resources for the National Guard. The ARNG's portion of the president's proposed federal budget for the 2018 fiscal year is approximately $16.2 billion to support an end strength of 343,000, including appropriations for personnel pay and allowance, facilities maintenance, construction, equipment maintenance and other activities.


History


Units and formations

Deployable Army units are organized as
Table of organization and equipment A table of organization and equipment (TOE or TO&E) is the specified organization, staffing, and equipment of Military unit, military units. Also used in acronyms as 'T/O' and 'T/E'. It also provides information on the mission and capabilities of ...
(TOE) organizations or modified table of organization and equipment (MTOE) organizations. Non-deployable units, such as a state's joint force headquarters or regional training institutes are administered as Table of distribution and allowance (TDA) units.


Commands

* 46th Military Police Command ( MI ARNG) *
135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) The 135th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (ESC) is an independent major command (MACOM) of the Alabama Army National Guard, and until 2014 was a subordinate unit of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command. It is one of two Expeditionary Susta ...
( AL ARNG) * 167th Sustainment Command (Theater) ( AL ARNG) * 184th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) ( MS ARNG) *
263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command The 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command is an air defense artillery command of the United States Army, South Carolina Army National Guard. The 263rd is one of several National Guard units with colonial roots, and is one of only nineteen ...
( SC ARNG)


Divisions

In addition to many deployable units which are non-divisional, the Army National Guard's deployable units include eight infantry divisions. These divisions, their subordinate brigades or brigades with which the divisions have a training oversight relationship, and the states represented by the largest units include: ''Army Aviation'' Magazine wrote on 31 March 2021 that "The ARNG is pressing forward with the Division Alignment for Training (DIV AFT) effort. The DIV AFT intent is to enhance leader development and training readiness through codified relationships across echelons and states to develop combat capable division formations for large scale combat operations. The Director, ARNG. recently convened a DIV AFT Initial Planning Conference to clarify unit alignments for all eight ARNG Division Headquarters and synchronize activities that will facilitate unity of effort between Division Headquarters and aligned for training States." * 28th Infantry Division ( PA ARNG) ** 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( PA ARNG) ** 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team ( PA ARNG) **
28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade is a heavy aviation unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) is one of four brigades of the 28th Infantry Division (United States), 28th Infantry Division. It pr ...
( PA ARNG) * 29th Infantry Division ( VA ARNG) **
30th Armored Brigade Combat Team The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (30th ABCT or "Old Hickory") is a modular heavy brigade of the United States Army National Guard. 30th ABCT relieved 3rd ABCT/4ID in Kuwait, 1 November 2019. They returned to the U.S. in September 2020 and wer ...
( NC ARNG) ** 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( FL ARNG) **
116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade combat team currently assigned to the Virginia Army National Guard, formerly known as the 1st Brigade, 29th Infantry Division; it is the largest command of the Virginia Army National ...
( VA ARNG) ** 29th Combat Aviation Brigade ( MD ARNG) * 34th Infantry Division ( MN ARNG) ** 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team ( MN ARNG) ** 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IA ARNG) ** 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( WI ARNG) ** 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team ( ID ARNG) ** 34th Combat Aviation Brigade ( MN ARNG) * 35th Infantry Division ( KS ARNG) **
39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (39th IBCT), also officially known as The Arkansas Brigade, is an infantry brigade combat team of the Army National Guard composed of personnel from the U.S. states of Arkansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. The un ...
( AR ARNG) **
45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Thunderbird") is a modular infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army headquartered in Norman, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. The 45th Infantry Brigade was formed ...
( OK ARNG) **
155th Armored Brigade Combat Team The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team is a brigade combat team of the Mississippi Army National Guard. The brigade was formed in 1973 as the separate 155th Armored Brigade from the 1st Brigade, 30th Armored Division during a National Guard reorg ...
( MS ARNG) ** 35th Combat Aviation Brigade ( MO ARNG) * 36th Infantry Division ( TX ARNG) ** 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( TX ARNG) **
72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a unit of the Texas Army National Guard and is subordinate to the 36th Infantry Division. Early history The 72nd Infantry Brigade was organized at Camp Bowie, Texas, in July, 1917. A unit of the 36th Infa ...
( TX ARNG) **
81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team is a modular mechanized infantry brigade of the United States Army National Guard based in Washington (U.S. state), Washington, Oregon and California. On 9 July 2015 it was announced that the 81st Brigade wou ...
( WA ARNG) ** 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( LA ARNG) ** 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment ( TN ARNG) ** 36th Combat Aviation Brigade ( TX ARNG) * 38th Infantry Division ( IN ARNG) ** 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IL ARNG) ** 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( OH ARNG) ** 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( IN ARNG) ** 38th Combat Aviation Brigade ( IN ARNG) * 40th Infantry Division ( CA ARNG) ** 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( HI ARNG) **
41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Sunset") is an element in the Oregon Army National Guard. Headquartered at Camp Withycombe, Clackamas, Oregon, it was part of the 7th Infantry Division (United States), 7th Infantry Division based at Fort ...
( OR ARNG) ** 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( CA ARNG) ** 40th Combat Aviation Brigade ( CA ARNG) * 42nd Infantry Division ( NY ARNG) **
27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Empire") is an Brigade Combat Team (United States)#Infantry brigade combat team, infantry brigade combat team of the New York Army National Guard, one of the brigades that make up the 42nd Infantry Divisi ...
( NY ARNG) **
44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an Brigade Combat Team (United States)#Infantry brigade combat team, infantry brigade combat team of the New Jersey National Guard. It is headquartered at the Lawrenceville Armory in Lawrenceville, New Jer ...
( NJ ARNG) **
86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) ("The Vermont Brigade") is an Army National Guard light infantry brigade headquartered in Vermont. It was reorganized from an armored brigade into an Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) as part o ...
( VT ARNG) **42nd Combat Aviation Brigade ( NY ARNG)


Multifunctional Support Brigades

The Army National Guard fields 37 multifunctional support brigades.


Maneuver Enhancement Brigades

* 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( MA ARNG) *
55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade The 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (55th MEB) is a maneuver enhancement unit aligned under the 28th Infantry Division (28th ID) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The 55th MEB, like all MEBs, is a self-contained, modular, and multifun ...
( PA ARNG) * 67th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( NE ARNG) *
110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade The 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (110th MEB) is a maneuver enhancement brigade of the Missouri Army National Guard. The brigade has been assigned to the 35th Infantry Division since mid-2023, and will be reorganized as the division's "pro ...
( MO ARNG) * 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( NC ARNG) * 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( TX ARNG) * 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( ND ARNG) * 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( KY ARNG) * 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( WI ARNG) * 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (
AZ ARNG The Arizona Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau. Arizona Army National Gu ...
) * 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( SD ARNG) * 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( UT ARNG) * 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( SC ARNG) * 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( AL ARNG) * 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( IL ARNG) * 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ( GA ARNG)


Field Artillery Brigades

*
45th Field Artillery Brigade The 45th Fires Brigade is a modular field artillery brigade of the United States Army headquartered in Mustang, Oklahoma, Mustang, Oklahoma. It is a part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Formed from elements of the disbanded 45th Infantry Di ...
( OK ARNG) * 65th Field Artillery Brigade ( UT ARNG) * 115th Field Artillery Brigade ( WY ARNG) *
130th Field Artillery Brigade The 130th Field Artillery Brigade is a field artillery brigade of the United States Army, provided by the Kansas Army National Guard and headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas. The 130th Field Artillery history in the Kansas Army National Guard dat ...
( KS ARNG) * 138th Field Artillery Brigade ( KY ARNG) * 142nd Field Artillery Brigade ( AR ARNG) * 169th Field Artillery Brigade ( CO ARNG) *
197th Field Artillery Brigade The 197th Field Artillery Brigade ("Concord Volunteers") is a Field Artillery Brigade, field artillery brigade of the New Hampshire Army National Guard. Current structure * 197th Field Artillery Brigade (197th FAB), in Manchester, New Hampshi ...
( NH ARNG)


Sustainment Brigades

* 28th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade ( OH ARNG) * 29th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade ( NC ARNG) *
34th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade The 34th Division Sustainment Brigade (former 108th Sustainment Brigade) is a Sustainment Brigade, sustainment brigade of the United States Army National Guard in Illinois, which is assigned to the 34th Infantry Division (United States), 34th In ...
( IL ARNG) * 35th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade ( TN ARNG) * 36th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade ( TX ARNG) * 38th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade ( IN ARNG) *
40th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade The 40th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade (former 224th Sustainment Brigade) is a Sustainment Brigade, sustainment brigade of the United States Army and the California Army National Guard, which is assigned to the 40th Infantry Division (Un ...
( CA ARNG) *
42nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade The 42nd Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade (former 369th Sustainment Brigade) is a United States Army sustainment brigade of the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National Guard headquartered out of the 369th Regiment Armory in H ...
( NY ARNG) * 17th Sustainment Brigade ( NV ARNG) * 111th Sustainment Brigade (
NM ARNG NM, nm, and variations may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Northwestern Mutual, financial services company in Wisconsin, United States * Air Madrid (IATA airline designator NM), Spanish airline * Mount Cook Airline (IATA airline desig ...
)


Military Intelligence Brigades

* 58th Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) ( MD ARNG) * 71st Military Intelligence Brigade (Expeditionary) ( TX ARNG) * 300th Military Intelligence Brigade (Linguist) ( UT ARNG) (TDA organization)


Functional Support Brigades and Groups


Engineer Brigades

* 16th Engineer Brigade ( OH ARNG) * 35th Engineer Brigade ( MO ARNG) * 111th Engineer Brigade ( WV ARNG) * 117th Engineer Brigade ( SC ARNG) * 168th Engineer Brigade ( MS ARNG) * 176th Engineer Brigade ( TX ARNG) * 194th Engineer Brigade ( TN ARNG) * 219th Engineer Brigade ( IN ARNG) * 225th Engineer Brigade ( LA ARNG)


Air Defense Artillery Brigades

* 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ( FL ARNG) * 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ( OH ARNG) * 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade ( SC ARNG)


Theater Tactical Signal Brigades

* 228th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade ( SC ARNG) * 261st Theater Tactical Signal Brigade ( DE ARNG)


Military Police Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. Not to be confused with civilian police, who are legally part of the civilian populace. In wartime operations, the military police may supp ...
Brigades

* 35th Military Police Brigade (MO ARNG) * 43rd Military Police Brigade ( RI ARNG) * 49th Military Police Brigade ( CA ARNG) * 92nd Military Police Brigade ( PR ARNG) *142nd Military Police Brigade ( AL ARNG) *
177th Military Police Brigade The 177th Military Police Brigade (Combat Support) is a military police brigade of the United States Army based in Taylor, Michigan. It is the largest component of the Michigan Army National Guard.MI ARNG)


Theater and Combat Aviation Brigades

* 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade ( KY ARNG) * 77th Combat Aviation Brigade ( AR ARNG) * 185th Theater Aviation Brigade ( MS ARNG) * 449th Combat Aviation Brigade ( NC ARNG)


Other brigades

* 31st Chemical Brigade ( AL ARNG) * 91st Cyber Brigade ( VA ARNG) (TDA organization) * 100th Missile Defense Brigade ( CO ARNG)


Other Groups

*
19th Special Forces Group The 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (19th SFG) (A) is one of two National Guard of the United States, National Guard groups of the United States Army Special Forces. 19th Group—as it is sometimes called—is designed to deploy and execut ...
( UT ARNG) *
20th Special Forces Group The 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (20th SFG) (A) is one of two Army National Guard groups for the United States Army Special Forces. 20th Group—as it is sometimes called—is designed to deploy and execute nine doctrinal missions: ...
( AL ARNG) * 111th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group ( AL ARNG) *
56th Theater Information Operations Group The 56th Theater Information Operations Group is a brigade-sized command of the United States Army National Guard based in Washington (U.S. state), Washington, and Maryland. In 2015 it took on the additional role as a major subordinate command i ...
( WA ARNG) * 71st Theater Information Operations Group ( TX ARNG) * 204th Theater Aviation Operations Group ( LA ARNG) * 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( MD ARNG) * 1106th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( CA ARNG) * 1107th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( MO ARNG) * 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( MS ARNG) * 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group ( CT ARNG) * 42nd Regional Support Group ( NJ ARNG) * 50th Regional Support Group ( FL ARNG) * 109th Regional Support Group ( SD ARNG) * 115th Regional Support Group ( CA ARNG) * 120th Regional Support Group ( ME ARNG) * 139th Regional Support Group ( LA ARNG) * 143rd Regional Support Group ( CT ARNG) * 151st Regional Support Group ( MA ARNG) * 191st Regional Support Group ( PR ARNG) * 198th Regional Support Group (
AZ ARNG The Arizona Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau. Arizona Army National Gu ...
) * 201st Regional Support Group ( GA ARNG) * 213th Regional Support Group ( PA ARNG) * 272nd Regional Support Group ( MI ARNG) * 297th Regional Support Group ( AK ARNG) * 329th Regional Support Group ( VA ARNG) * 347th Regional Support Group ( MN ARNG) * 635th Regional Support Group ( KS ARNG) * 734th Regional Support Group ( IA ARNG) * 1889th Regional Support Group ( MT ARNG)


Regular Army – Army National Guard Partnership

In 2016, the Army and the Army National Guard began a training and readiness initiative that aligned some Army brigades with National Guard division headquarters, and some National Guard brigades with Army division headquarters. Among others, this program included the National Guard's
86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team The 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) ("The Vermont Brigade") is an Army National Guard light infantry brigade headquartered in Vermont. It was reorganized from an armored brigade into an Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) as part o ...
becoming affiliated with the Army's
10th Mountain Division The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division (military), division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Formerly designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size in ...
and the National Guard's 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment affiliating with the Army's
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team The 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") is an Airborne forces, airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic respo ...
. In addition,
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division The 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is an infantry brigade combat team of the United States Army based at Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Since its activation in 2004, the brigade has deployed four times to Afghanistan in support of Oper ...
began an affiliation with the National Guard's 36th Infantry Division. * 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( GA ARNG), associated with 3rd Infantry Division * 1st Battalion (Airborne), 143rd Infantry Regiment ( TX ARNG), associated with
173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team The 173rd Airborne Brigade ("Sky Soldiers") is an Airborne forces, airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic respo ...
* 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment ( IN ARNG), associated with 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division * 840th Engineer Company ( TX ARNG), associated with 36th Engineer Brigade * 249th Transportation Company ( TX ARNG), associated with 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade * 1176th Transportation Company ( TN ARNG), associated with 101st Sustainment Brigade * 1245th Transportation Company ( OK ARNG), associated with 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment Brigade * 2123rd Transportation Company ( KY ARNG), associated with 101st Sustainment Brigade Army units partnering with Army National Guard headquarters include: *5th Engineer Battalion, associated with 35th Engineer Brigade ( MO ARNG).


By state

The Army and Air National Guard in each state are headed by the state adjutant general. The adjutant general (TAG) is the de facto commander of a state's military forces, and reports to the state governor.


Legacy units and formations

Several units have been affected by Army National Guard reorganizations. Some have been renamed or inactivated. Some have had subordinate units reallocated to other commands. A partial list of inactivated major units includes: * 26th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 September 1993. * 27th Infantry Division, reorganized as 27th Armored Division, 1 February 1955. (See below.) * 27th Armored Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. *
30th Armored Division The 30th Armored Division was a Tennessee-based unit of the Army National Guard from the 1950s to the 1970s. Activation and service In 1954 the 30th Infantry Division (United States), 30th Infantry Division was reorganized, with units in North ...
, inactivated 1 December 1973. (See below.) * 30th Infantry Division, inactivated 4 January 1974. * 31st Infantry Division, inactivated 14 January 1968. Units allocated to 30th Armored Division. * 32nd Infantry Division, inactivated 1 December 1967. * 33rd Infantry Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * 37th Infantry Division, inactivated 15 February 1968. * 39th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 December 1967. * 40th Armored Division, inactivated 29 January 1968. * 41st Infantry Division, inactivated 1 January 1968. * 43rd Infantry Division, inactivated 16 December 1967. * 44th Infantry Division, inactivated 10 October 1954. * 45th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * 46th Infantry Division, inactivated 1 February 1968. * 47th Infantry Division, inactivated 10 February 1991. * 48th Armored Division, inactivated 29 January 1968. *
49th Armored Division The 49th Armored Division —nicknamed the "Lone Star"— was an armored division of the Texas Army National Guard during the Cold War. Active from 1947, the division formed part of the Texas Army National Guard together with the 36th Infantry ...
, inactivated 1 May 2004; reflagged as the 36th Infantry Division. *
50th Armored Division The 50th Armored Division was a division of the Army National Guard from July 1946 until 1993. History On 13 October 1945 the War Department published a postwar policy statement for the entire Army, calling for a 27-division Army National G ...
, inactivated 1 September 1993.


Leadership

Upon the creation of the
United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
in 1947, the National Guard Bureau was organized into two divisions; Army National Guard and
Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
. Each were headed by a major general who reported to the
chief of the National Guard Bureau The chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) is the highest-ranking officer of the National Guard and the head of the National Guard Bureau. The position is a statutory office (), held by a federally recognized commissioned officer who has ser ...
. The head of the Army National Guard was originally established as the chief of the Army Division at the National Guard Bureau. The position was downgraded to brigadier general in 1962 due to force reduction. It was renamed to Director of the Army National Guard and elevated back to major general in 1970. The position was later elevated to the rank of
lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...
in 2001. The Army National Guard is also authorized a deputy director which was originally established as a brigadier general office in 1970. It was elevated to the rank of major general in 2006. The director of the Army National Guard oversees a staff which aids in planning and day-to-day organization and management. In addition to a chief of staff, the director's staff includes several special staff members, including a chaplain and protocol and awards specialists. It also includes a primary staff, which is organized as directorates, divisions, and branches. The directorates of the Army National Guard staff are arranged along the lines of a typical American military staff: G-1 for personnel; G-2 for intelligence; G-3 for plans, operations and training; G-4 for logistics; G-5 for strategic plans, policy and communications; G-6 for communications; and G-8 for budgets and financial management.


List of chiefs and directors


Prominent members


U.S. presidents

Of the 45 individuals to serve as president of the United States , 33 had military experience. Of those 33, 21 served in the militia or ARNG. *
George Washington George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...
, commissioned a
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in the
Virginia Militia The Virginia militia is an armed force composed of all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia capable of bearing arms. The Virginia militia was established in 1607 as part of the English militia system. Militia service in Virginia was compulso ...
in 1753. He attained the rank of
colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
before resigning his commission at the end of the
French and Indian War The French and Indian War, 1754 to 1763, was a colonial conflict in North America between Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Kingdom of France, France, along with their respective Native Americans in the United States, Native American ...
. *
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,
colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
and commander of the
Albemarle County Albemarle County is a United States county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Ch ...
Militia at the start of the
American Revolution The American Revolution (1765–1783) was a colonial rebellion and war of independence in which the Thirteen Colonies broke from British America, British rule to form the United States of America. The revolution culminated in the American ...
*
James Madison James Madison (June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed as the ...
,
colonel Colonel ( ; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military Officer (armed forces), officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colon ...
in the Orange County Militia at the start of the
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and aide to his father,
James Madison, Sr. Col. James Madison Sr. (March 27, 1723 – February 27, 1801) was a prominent Virginia planter and politician who served as a colonel in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War. He inherited Mount Pleasant, later known as M ...
, who was the commander. *
James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as presiden ...
, served in the militia while attending the
College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (abbreviated as W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest instit ...
. After being wounded at the
Battle of Trenton The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After General George Washington's George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, crossing of the ...
while serving in the
Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Co ...
, he returned to
Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
to recruit and lead a regiment as a militia lieutenant colonel, but the regiment was never raised. In 1780 the British invaded
Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...
, and Jefferson commissioned Monroe as a colonel to command the militia raised in response and act as liaison to the Continental Army in
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
. *
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before Presidency of Andrew Jackson, his presidency, he rose to fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses ...
, commander of the Tennessee Militia as a major general prior to the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...
. *
William Henry Harrison William Henry Harrison (February 9, 1773April 4, 1841) was the ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841, the shortest presidency in U.S. history. He was also the first U.S. president to die in office, causin ...
, commander of
Indiana Territory The Indiana Territory, officially the Territory of Indiana, was created by an organic act that President of the United States, President John Adams signed into law on May 7, 1800, to form an Historic regions of the United States, organized incor ...
's militia and Major General of the Kentucky Militia at the start of the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...
. *
John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected ...
, commanded a company called the Charles City Rifles, part of Virginia's 52nd Regiment, in the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...
. *
James Polk James Knox Polk (; November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy an ...
, joined the
Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
Militia as a captain in a cavalry regiment in 1821. He was subsequently appointed a colonel on the staff of
Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
William Carroll. *
Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a De ...
, served as inspector of New York's 47th Brigade with the rank of major. Commanded the Union Continentals, a militia unit raised to perform local service in
Buffalo, New York Buffalo is a Administrative divisions of New York (state), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and county seat of Erie County, New York, Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of ...
, during the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
. *
Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who believed that the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitio ...
, appointed aide de camp to
Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Samuel Dinsmoor Samuel Dinsmoor (July 1, 1766 – March 15, 1835) was an American teacher, lawyer, banker and politician from New Hampshire. He served as the 14th governor of New Hampshire and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Ear ...
in 1831. He remained in the militia until 1847 and attained the rank of colonel before becoming a brigadier general in the Army during the
Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War (Spanish language, Spanish: ''guerra de Estados Unidos-México, guerra mexicano-estadounidense''), also known in the United States as the Mexican War, and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, ...
. *
James Buchanan James Buchanan Jr. ( ; April 23, 1791June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He also served as the United States Secretary of State, secretary of state from 1845 to 1849 and represented Pennsylvan ...
, a member of the
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Militia. His dragoon unit took part in the defense of
Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland. With a population of 585,708 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census and estimated at 568,271 in 2024, it is the List of United States ...
, during the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...
. *
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
, served in the
Illinois Militia In the United States, state defense forces (SDFs) are military units that operate under the sole authority of a state government. State defense forces are authorized by state and federal law and are under the command of the governor of each st ...
during the
Black Hawk War The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans led by Black Hawk (Sauk leader), Black Hawk, a Sauk people, Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of ...
. He commanded a company in the 4th Illinois Regiment with the rank of captain from April to May 1832. He was a private in Captain Alexander White's Company from May to June 1832. He served as a private in Captain Jacob Earley's company from June to July 1832. *
Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. The 16th vice president, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a South ...
, served in the Tennessee Militia in the 1830s, and attained the rank of colonel. During the
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
he remained loyal to the Union and was appointed Military Governor of Tennessee with the rank of brigadier general. *
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as Commanding General of the United States Army, commanding general, Grant led the Uni ...
, having left the Army as a captain, at the start of the Civil War he served in the Illinois Militia as aide de camp and mustering officer for
Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Richard Yates. He held these positions until being appointed commander of the 21st Illinois Infantry, which set him on the path to becoming a general and commander of all Union armies. *
Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861. He was a staunch Abolitionism in the Un ...
, joined a militia company in 1846 intending to fight in the Mexican–American War, but resigned because of ill health. Enlisted as a private in a
Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...
militia company at the start of the Civil War in 1861, and was elected commander with the rank of captain. He was subsequently appointed a major in the
23rd Ohio Infantry The 23rd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during much of the American Civil War. It served in the Eastern Theater in a variety of campaigns and battles, and is remembered with a stone memorial on the Antietam Na ...
, and ended the war as a brigade commander and brevet Major General. *
James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot two months earlier. A preacher, lawyer, and Civi ...
, commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the Ohio Militia in 1861, he took part in recruiting and training the
42nd Ohio Infantry The 42nd Ohio Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 42nd Ohio Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio September through November 1861 and mustered in for t ...
Regiment, which he commanded as a colonel. He later served as Chief of Staff for the
Army of the Cumberland The Army of the Cumberland was one of the principal Union armies in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It was originally known as the Army of the Ohio. History The origin of the Army of the Cumberland dates back to the creatio ...
and received promotion to Major General. *
Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. ...
, became a member of the New York Militia soon after becoming a lawyer. During the Civil War he served on the staff of
Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Edwin D. Morgan as Quartermaster General with the rank of brigadier general. He later served as Morgan's inspector general, responsible for visiting New York's front line units, assessing conditions and recommending improvements. *
Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a ...
, commissioned in the Indiana Militia by
Governor A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political regions, political region, in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the ...
Oliver P. Morton to recruit a regiment during the Civil War, he was subsequently appointed a second lieutenant and captain in and then colonel and commander of the
70th Indiana Infantry Regiment The 70th Regiment Indiana Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 70th Indiana Infantry was organized at Indianapolis, Indiana July 22 through August 8, 1862, and mustered in for ...
. He received the brevet of brigadier general as a commendation of his service, and later commanded a brigade. He also enrolled in the militia again during labor unrest in
Indianapolis Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ...
in 1877. *
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until Assassination of William McKinley, his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...
, joined a volunteer militia company called the
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
Guards at the start of the Civil War. The company was subsequently mustered in as part of the 23rd Ohio Infantry, the same regiment in which President Hayes served. McKinley ended the war as a major and chief of staff for division commander
Samuel S. Carroll Samuel Sprigg "Red" Carroll (September 21, 1832 – January 28, 1893) was a career officer in the United States Army who rose to the rank of brigadier general of the Union during the American Civil War. The Maryland native was most known fo ...
. *
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt previously was involved in New York (state), New York politics, incl ...
, commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 8th New York Infantry Regiment in 1884, he served until 1888 and attained the rank of captain. During the
Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...
he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see combat. The United States Army was small, understaffed, and diso ...
, which he later commanded as a colonel. In 2001 a review of his war record led to a posthumous award of the
Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces, military decoration and is awarded to recognize American United States Army, soldiers, United States Navy, sailors, Un ...
. *
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequen ...
, served in the
Missouri Army National Guard The Missouri National Guard (MONG), commonly known as the Missouri Guard, is a component of the Army National Guard and Missouri State Department of the National Guard. It is composed of Army and Air National Guard units. The Department office is ...
from 1905 to 1911, rising to the rank of
corporal Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corr ...
. During World War I he rejoined and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the 2nd Missouri Field Artillery. This regiment was federalized as the 129th Field Artillery, and Truman commanded Battery D as a captain. He continued to serve in the Army Reserve, retiring as a colonel in 1953. (Note: President
George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...
served in the National Guard in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and he was the first
Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces, federal military reserve force of the United States Air Force, as well as the air militia (United States), militia of each U.S. ...
member to attain the presidency.)


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Air Force Reserve Command The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a MAJCOM, major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of ...
(U.S. Air Force) *
Social history of soldiers and veterans in the United States The social history of soldiers and veterans in United States history covers the role of Army soldiers and veterans in the United States from colonial foundations to the present, with emphasis on the social, cultural, economic and political roles ap ...
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Space National Guard The Space National Guard is the proposed National Guard (United States), National Guard component of the United States Space Force. Cost A 2020 report by the Congressional Budget Office indicated that the creation of a Space National Guard, as pr ...
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United States Marine Corps Reserve The Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES or MFR), also known as the United States Marine Corps Reserve (USMCR) and the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, is the reserve force of the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Reserve is an expedit ...
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United States Navy Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the S ...
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United States Coast Guard Reserve The United States Coast Guard Reserve is the reserve component of the United States Coast Guard. It is organized, trained, administered, and supplied under the direction of the Commandant of the Coast Guard through the Assistant Commandant for ...


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