Indiana National Guard

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The Indiana National Guard of the US state of Indiana traces its formation back to the year 1801 and is part of the National Guard of the United States established in 1903 ( acronym USNG ); thus also part of the second tier 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 Indiana Eric Holcomb are subject. Adjutant General of Indiana has served as Major General R. Dale Lyles since 2019.

The national guards of the states have been federally and institutionally closely linked to the regular army and air force since 1903 . The units are controlled for equipment and training by the National Guard Bureau (Arlington, VA) , a semi-independent organizational unit of the Department of Defense . Current commander of the National Guard Bureau ( Chief of the National Guard Bureau ) is General Joseph L. Lengyel . In certain circumstances, with the approval of Congress, the federal level may resort to the state national guard. The President of the United States is the commander-in-chief for federal missions .

Separate from this is the state guard , the Indiana Guard Reserve , which is solely obliged to the state.

Human resources and units

The Indiana National Guard consists of the two branches of the Army and Air Force , namely the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard . In 2017, the Indiana Army National Guard had 11,483 soldiers and the Indiana Air National Guard 1,789, for a total of 13,272 soldiers.

Indiana Army National Guard units

The main units of the Indiana Army National Guard are:

  • 38th Infantry Division
  • 38th Sustainment Brigade
    • Special Troops Battalion (STB)
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
    • 138th Financial Management Company (138th FMC)
    • 176th Financial Management Detachment (176th FMD)
    • 177th Financial Management Detachment (177th FMD)
    • 178th Financial Management Detachment (178th FMD)
    • 338th Signal Company
  • Combat Aviation Brigade, (CAB) 38th Infantry Division
  • 2nd Battalion (General Support), 238th Aviation Regiment (2nd General Support Battalion, 238th Aviation Regiment)
  • 638th Aviation Support Battalion (638th ASB)
  • 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (54th SFAB)
  • 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (76th IBCT)
    • 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment
    • 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment
    • 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment
    • 1st Battalion, 163rd Field Artillery Regiment (1-163rd FAR)
    • 113th Brigade Support Battalion (113th BSB)
    • 776th Brigade Engineer Battalion (776th BEB)
  • 81st Troop Command
  • 19th CBRNERFP Battalion (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package Battalion)
  • 219th Engineer Brigade
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (Carrier)
    • 113th Engineer Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery Regiment (2-150th FAR)
    • 738th Signal Company
    • 38th Military Police Company (38th MPC)
    • 381st Military Police Company (381st MPC)
    • 384th Military Police Company (384th MPC)
  • 387th Military Police Company (387th MPC)
  • 938th Military Police Company (938th MPC)
  • 381st Military Police Company (381st MPC)
  • 384th Military Police Company (384th MPC)
  • 438th Chemical Company
  • 215th Area Support Medical Company (215th ASMC)
  • 789th Area Support Medical Company (789th ASMC)
  • 120th Public Affairs Detachment (120th PAD)
  • 135th Chaplain Detachment

Indiana Air National Guard units

The Indiana Air National Guard consists of the following active units:

  • 122d Fighter Wing, based at Fort Wayne International Airport in Fort Wayne
  • 181st Intelligence Wing, based at Terre Haute International Airport in Terre Haute

history

The Indiana National Guard traces its roots back to the Indiana Militia Associations of 1801. Indiana stayed in the Union during the Civil War . Indian regiments participated in all major battles of the civil war. The state provided 208,367 men for the Union Army in 126 infantry regiments , 26 artillery batteries and 13 cavalry regiments . Since the Militia Act (1903) , the militias of the state are federal law and institutionally closely linked to the regular army and air force and performed their service in both the First and Second World War and the Korean War .

Web links

Commons : Indiana National Guard  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Governor names New Indiana National Guard leader , WRTV. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019. 
  2. ↑ GENERAL JOSEPH L. LENGYEL .
  3. ^ DoD Personnel, Workforce Reports & Publications . DoD. Retrieved September 25, 2017.