North Carolina Army National Guard
The North Carolina Army National Guard is North Carolina's principal military force. The force is equipped by the federal government and jointly maintained subject to the call of either.[1] The professional head of the North Carolina Army National Guard is the Adjutant General.
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Headquarters | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Website | nc |
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Commander in Chief | Roy Cooper |
Adjutant General | Gregory Lusk |
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NCARNG Element, JFHQ Distinctive Unit Insignia |
Structure
The North Carolina Army National Guard is organized into six major commands. These units come under supervision of the Adjutant General in time of peace, and automatically become part of his command when they are first ordered into active service in the active military services of the United States in case of emergency:[2]
30th Armored Brigade (Old Hickory)[3] - Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (HQ at Clinton)
- 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment (HQ at Wilmington)
- 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment (HQ at Fayetteville)
- 230th Brigade Support Battalion (230th BSB) (HQ at Goldsboro)
- 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment (West Virginia Army National Guard)
- 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FAR) (HQ at Charlotte)
449th Theater Aviation Brigade[4](449th TAB) - Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 130th Aviation Regiment
- 2nd Battalion (Airfield Operations), 130th Aviation Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment
- Company C
- Detachment 17 (Joint Operational Support Airlift Center)
- 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment
- Company B
- Detachment 1
- Company B
- 638th Aviation Support Battalion
- Company B
- Detachment 1
- Company B
- 677th Engineer Detachment (FFTG)
- 430th Engineer Detachment (FFTG)
130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade[5] - 105th Military Police Battalion (HQ at Asheville)
- 105th Engineer Battalion (HQ at Raeford)
- 505th Engineer Battalion (HQ at Gastonia)
- 690th Brigade Support Battalion (HQ at Kinston)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HQ at Charlotte)
- 295th Signal Support Company (HQ at Mooresville)
- 578th FEST (HQ at Charlotte)
- MCPOD (HQ at Charlotte)
113th Sustainment Brigade[6] - 113th Special Troops Battalion (HQ at Asheboro)
- 630th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (HQ at Lenoir)
60th Troop Command[7] - Recruiting and Retention Command (HQ at Raleigh)
- 382nd Public Affairs Detachment (HQ at Raleigh)
- 130th Military History Detachment (HQ at Raleigh)
- 440th Army Band (HQ at Raleigh)
- Medical Detachment (HQ at Stem)
- 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery (HQ at Louisburg)
- 42nd Civil Support Detachment (HQ at Greenville)
- 403rd Rigger Support Team
- 430th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company (HQ at Washington)
- Company B, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (HQ at Roanoke Rapids)
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (HQ at Albemarle)
- Special Operations Detachment-X-JSOC
139th Regiment[8]
Regimental affiliations
Regiments of the North Carolina Army National Guard are listed in order of precedence according to the U.S. Army Regimental System -- Army National Guard where seniority does not always bring priority:[9][10]
- 113th Field Artillery Regiment
- 130th Aviation Regiment
- 139th Infantry Regiment
- 196th Armor Regiment
- 196th Cavalry Regiment
- 252d Armor Regiment
References
Citations
- Woolf, 1976, p. 765.
- NCNG, Our Organization.
- "30th Armored Brigade Combat Team". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
- "449th Theater Aviation Brigade (TAB)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
- "130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
- "113th Sustainment Brigade (SB)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
- "60th Troop Command (TC)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
- "139th Regional Training Institute (RTI)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
- The Army Lineage Book, 1953, pp. 340–347.
- USARS-ARNG, 1993, p. 6.
Bibliography
- North Carolina. National Guard. (2015). "Our Organization". North Carolina National Guard. United States. National Guard Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- United States. Department of the Army (1953). The Army Lineage Book. Volume II: Infantry. Washington: GPO.
- United States. Department of the Army (October 11, 1993). U.S. Army Regimental System — Army National Guard (PDF) (Report). National Guard Regulation (AR) 600-82. Washington: GPO. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- Woolf, Henry Bosley, ed. (1976). "National Guard". Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary. Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam. ISBN 0-87779-338-7.
Further reading
- Doubler, Michael D. (2001). I Am The Guard: A History of the Army National Guard, 1636-2000. Department of the Army Pamhlet No. 130-1. Washington: GPO. ISBN 0-16-066449-7.
- Hill, Jim Dan (1964). The Minute Man in Peace and War: A History of the National Guard. Harrisburg, Penn.: Stackpole Books. LCCN 63-22141.
- North Carolina. Militia. (1851). Muster Rolls of the Soldiers of the War of 1812: Detached from the Militia of North Carolina, in 1812 and 1814 (Report). Raleigh: Ch. C. Raboteau. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Bibliography of North Carolina Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
- GlobalSecurity.org North Carolina Army National Guard, accessed 25 Nov 2006
- Unit Designations in the Army Modular Force, accessed 23 Nov 2006