North Carolina Army National Guard

Headquarters, State Area Command North Carolina Army National Guard
North Carolina STARC Shoulder Sleeve insignia
Active
Country	United States
Allegiance	North Carolina
Branch	Army National Guard
Type	ARNG Headquarters Command
Role	EPW
Size	116
Part of	North Carolina National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Raleigh, North Carolina
Nickname	Mountain Enforcers
Motto	Ready When Called
Insignia
Seal of the Army National Guard
Distinctive unit insignia

The North Carolina Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, the United States National Guard, and the North Carolina National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau.

North Carolina Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The North Carolina Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

The North Carolina Army National Guard is composed of approximately 10,250 soldiers, and maintains 95 facilities in 75 counties.^{[citation needed]}

Units and Formations

• 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team^[1]
• 113th Sustainment Brigade^[1]
• 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade^[1]
• 449th Theater Aviation Brigade^[1]
• 139th Regiment - Fort Bragg^[2]
• 60th Troop Command^[1]
  • 42nd Civil Support Team^[1]
  • 139th Rear Tactical Operations Center^[1]
  • 730th Quartermaster Battalion^[1]
  • 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment
  • 217th Personnel Services Company^[1]

Duties

National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by presidential order to supplement regular armed forces, and upon declaration of a state of emergency by the governor of the state in which they serve. Unlike Army Reserve members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually (except through voluntary transfers and Temporary DutY Assignments TDY), but only as part of their respective units. However, there has been a significant amount of individual activations to support military operations (2001-?); the legality of this policy is a major issue within the National Guard.^{[citation needed]}

Active Duty Callups

For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "One weekend a month, two weeks a year", with a portion working for the Guard in a full-time capacity. The current forces formation plans of the US Army call for the typical National Guard unit (or National Guardsman) to serve one year of active duty for every three years of service. More specifically, current Department of Defense policy is that no Guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more than 24 months (cumulative) in one six year enlistment period.

History

See History of the United States National Guard for a more complete history of the guard at a national level.

The North Carolina Army National Guard traces its origins to the colonial militia in 1636. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system.

The North Carolina Army National Guard is home to the 30th HBCT, the first National Guard maneuver brigade to deploy as a full brigade since World War II.^{[citation needed]}

Historic units

• 120th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• 139th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• 113th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)

See also

Military of the United States portal

• Militia
• Home Guard (disambiguation)
• Transformation of the Army National Guard
• Coats of arms of U.S. Armor and Cavalry Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Artillery Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Infantry Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments
• Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} - Guard Family Connection, Volume 4, No.1, p. 16
2. ^ North Carolina Military Academy

External links

• Bibliography of North Carolina Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
• North Carolina Army National Guard, accessed 25 Nov 2006
• GlobalSecurity.org North Carolina Army National Guard, accessed 25 Nov 2006
• Unit Designations in the Army Modular Force, accessed 23 Nov 2006