Virgin Islands National Guard
| Virgin Islands National Guard | |
|---|---|
Virgin Islands National Guard HQ DUI | |
| Founded | 19 October 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Branch | National Guard |
| Role | "When directed by the Governor, service members will serve and protect the interests of the Territory and its citizens." |
| Size | 1,000 |
| Garrison/HQ | Saint Croix |
| Motto(s) | The Guardians of the Eastern Front |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Donald Trump |
| Governor of the United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan Jr. |
| Adjutant General | Major-General Kodjo S. Knox-Limbacker |
| Director of Joint Staff | Colonel Glenda M. Mathurine-Lee |
| Insignia | |
| Emblem of the Joint Forces Virgin Islands National Guard | |
The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) is a component of the United States Armed Forces' National Guard based in the United States Virgin Islands. It was established on October 19, 1973 in a ceremony officiated by Major-General La Vern E. Weber, then serving as the director of the Army National Guard. Major Leayle Galiber was concurrently appointed as acting Adjutant-General and took command of the first two VING units to be activated, a headquarters detachment and the 661st Military Police Company, both of which were stationed on the island of Saint Croix.
The VING consists of the following units:
Virgin Islands Army National Guard
- Joint Force Headquarters
- Medical Detachment
- Recruiting and Retention Battalion
- 104th Troop Command
- Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
- 661st Military Police Detachment
- 662nd Engineer Company
- 630th Quartermaster Detachment
- 51st Public Affairs Detachment
- 786th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 631st Engineer Detachment
- 610th Quartermaster Water Supply Company
- 73rd Army Band
- 210th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)
- 23rd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team
- Detachment 1, Company D, 1st Battalion, 114th Aviation Regiment
- 1947th Acquisition Contingency Contracting Team
Virgin Islands Air National Guard
- Joint Force Headquarters
- 285th Civil Engineering Squadron