Arizona National Guard
The Arizona National Guard of the US state Arizona was founded in 1863 and is part of the United States National Guard ( acronymized USNG ) established in 1903 and thus also part of the second level of the military reserve of the United States' armed forces .
organization
The members of the National Guard are voluntary service payable militiamen that the Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey are subject. The President of the United States Commander-in-Chief for federal missions . Adjutant General of Arizona has been Major General Michael T. "Mick" McGuire since 2013. The Arizona National Guard traces its roots back to 1863 Arizona Territory militia units . The national guards of the states have been federally and institutionally closely linked to the regular army and air force since 1903 , so that the federal level can fall back on them under certain circumstances with the consent of Congress . The state guard is to be separated from this ; Z. inactive, which would only be obligated to the state. The Arizona National Guard consists of the two branches of the Army and Air Force , namely the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard . The Arizona Army National Guard had a staff strength of 5,279 in 2017, the Arizona Air National Guard , which was founded in 1946, had a staff strength of 2,482, making a total of 7,761 staff.
units
Units of the Arizona Army National Guard
- Arizona National Guard Recruiting
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Camp Navajo, AZ
- 98th Aviation Troop Command (Silverbell Army Heliport)
- 198th Regional Support Group (Papago Park Military Reservation)
- 819th Engineer Company (Sapper)
- 3666th Maintenance Company
- 215th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)
- 258th Rear Area Operations Center
- 91st Civil Support Team (WMD)
- 194th Engineer Detachment (Fire fighter)
- 257th Engineer Detachment (Well Drilling)
- 258th Engineer Company (Horizontal)
- 259th Engineer Platoon (Quarry)
- 260th Engineer Detachment (Fire Fighter)
- 5th Battalion (Air Ambulance), 159th Aviation Regiment
- Recon Air Interdiction Detachment (RAID)
- Army Aviation Support Facility # 1
- Western ARNG Aviation Training Site (WAATS)
Units of the Arizona Air National Guard
- 161st Air Refueling Wing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix
- 162nd Fighter Wing on the Tucson Air National Guard Base, Tucson
- 214th Reconnaissance Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson
- 107th Air Control Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Glendale
- 111th Space Operations Squadron at Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Phoenix
Web links
- Official website of the US National Guard
- Official website of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
Individual evidence
- ^ DoD Personnel, Workforce Reports & Publications . DoD. Retrieved September 25, 2017.