Army National Guard
| Army National Guard | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Army National Guard | |
| Active | As state-funded militia under various names: 1636–1903 As federal reserve forces called the Army National Guard: 1903–present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Federal (10 U.S.C. § E) State and territorial (32 U.S.C.) |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Reserve force Militia |
| Role | Provide the Army with combat-ready reserve Army (Title 10) as well as protecting and supporting their respective states (Title 32) |
| Size | 325,066 personnel (authorized end strength for Fiscal Year 2023) |
| Part of | National Guard National Guard Bureau Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Arlington County, Virginia |
| Nickname(s) | "Army Guard", "The Guard" |
| March | Always Ready, Always There |
| Anniversaries | 13 December 1636 (founding) |
| Equipment | List of equipment of the United States Army |
| Website | army.mil/nationalguard nationalguard.com |
| Commanders | |
| Director | LTG Jonathan Stubbs |
| Deputy Director | MG Joseph R. Baldwin |
| Command Chief Warrant Officer | CW5 Brian Searcy |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM James B. Kendrick |
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Militia of the United States (consisting of the ARNG of each state, most territories, and Washington D.C.), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the National Guard as a whole (which includes the Air National Guard). 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 Salem, Massachusetts, 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.