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Nationwide, the <b><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a></b> 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 <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_Bureau" title="National Guard Bureau">National Guard Bureau</a>. </p><p>Montana Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">ran</a><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">ks</a> and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all <a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the United States military">United States military awards</a>. The Montana Guard also bestows a number of <a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the National Guard">state awards</a> for local services rendered in or to the state of <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>. </p><p>The Montana Army National Guard maintains facilities in 28 communities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montana_Army_National_Guard&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2008</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The Montana Army National Guard was originally formed in 1867. The 163d Infantry dates its history to independent companies grouped together around 1900. The <a href="/wiki/Militia_Act_of_1903" title="Militia Act of 1903">Militia Act of 1903</a> organized the various <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">state</a> <a href="/wiki/Militia" title="Militia">militias</a> into the present National Guard system. </p><p>The 163rd Infantry Regiment of the Montana Guard formed part of the <a href="/wiki/41st_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="41st Infantry Division (United States)">41st Infantry Division</a>, which fought through the Pacific during World War II. The Regiment was inducted into the Regular Army in September 1940, and were sent to Camp Murray at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lewis_(Washington)" title="Fort Lewis (Washington)">Fort Lewis</a>, Washington. They participated in large-scale military exercises in California in 1941. On 7 Dec. 1941 small units were detailed to guard the Washington coastline from Japanese saboteurs. In March 1942 they were sent to Australia. Their engagements included the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Buna-Gona" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Buna-Gona">Battle of Buna-Gona</a> in 1942–1943, the <a href="/wiki/Salamaua-Lae_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Salamaua-Lae campaign">Salamaua-Lae campaign</a> in 1943, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Reckless" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Reckless">Operations Reckless</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Persecution" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Persecution">Persecution</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Biak" title="Battle of Biak">Battle of Biak</a> in 1944, and the <a href="/wiki/Philippines_campaign_(1944-45)" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippines campaign (1944-45)">liberation of the Philippines</a> in 1945. In September 1945 the Regiment went ashore at Hiro, Japan as part of the occupation of that country. By this time most of the original Montanan troops had been discharged.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Montana ARNG maintained the 163rd Armored Cavalry Regiment (whose roots date back to 1884), until 1988. In 1985 its units included the 1/163 Cavalry, the 2/163 Cavalry, the 3/163 Cavalry (based in Texas), an Air Troop, an Attack Helicopter Troop (based in Utah), and the 1063rd Engineer Company.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Montana units of the 163rd Armored Cavalry Regiment were converted and expanded into the 163rd Armored Brigade on 1 September 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 3rd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/300th_Field_Artillery_Regiment" title="300th Field Artillery Regiment">49th Field Artillery</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Army_National_Guard" title="Wyoming Army National Guard">Wyoming Army National Guard</a> became the brigade direct support artillery battalion.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 163rd Armored Brigade inactivated in 1997 due to budget cuts.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the disbandment of the 163rd Armored Brigade, the 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry was reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/116th_Cavalry_Brigade_Combat_Team" title="116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team">116th Cavalry Brigade</a> headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a>. 'Commonly referred to as the Griz Battalion, the 1-163rd at first was designated as a Cavalry Regiment in 1953, named the 163rd Cavalry Regiment. The unit was renamed the 1-163rd Infantry Battalion during the 2006 reorganization of the Montana Army National Guard, and was re-designated as Cavalry once again in 2007, combining mechanized infantry with Abrams tank units.'<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2006 reorganization, the 1st Battalion, 190th Field Artillery at <a href="/wiki/Billings,_Montana" title="Billings, Montana">Billings</a> became the 190th Combat Service Support Battalion.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2010, the 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry received mobilization orders and prepared to deploy to the Middle East for the second time in five years.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units_and_formations">Units and formations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montana_Army_National_Guard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Units and formations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MT_STARC.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/MT_STARC.png/25px-MT_STARC.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/MT_STARC.png/38px-MT_STARC.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/MT_STARC.png/51px-MT_STARC.png 2x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="281" /></a></span><a href="/w/index.php?title=95th_Troop_Command&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="95th Troop Command (page does not exist)">95th Troop Command</a> (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=495th_Combat_Sustainment_Support_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (page does not exist)">495th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion</a> (HQ at Kalispell)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1889th_Regional_Support_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1889th Regional Support Group (page does not exist)">1889th Regional Support Group</a> (HQ at Butte)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=208th_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="208th Regiment (page does not exist)">208th Regiment</a> (Regional Training Institute) (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg/25px-189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg/38px-189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg/50px-189_Avn_Rgt_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1010" data-file-height="1015" /></a></span><a href="/wiki/189th_Aviation_Regiment_(United_States)" title="189th Aviation Regiment (United States)">1st Battalion (General Support), 189th Aviation Regiment</a> (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>83rd Civil Support Team (<a href="/wiki/Civil_Support_Team" title="Civil Support Team">WMD-CST</a>) (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>103rd Public Affairs Detachment (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=190th_Combat_Service_Support_Battalion&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="190th Combat Service Support Battalion (page does not exist)">190th Combat Service Support Battalion</a> (HQ at Billings)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>190th Chemical Reconnaissance Detachment (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1941st Contingency Contracting Team (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>143rd Military Police Company (HQ at Lewistown)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>443rd Signal Company (HQ at Billings)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1063rd Support Maintenance Company (HQ at Billings)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment 1 at Dillon<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>639th Quartermaster Supply Company (HQ at Havre)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment 1 at Libby<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Detachment 2 at Kalispell<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg/25px-163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg/38px-163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg/50px-163rd_Cavalry_Regiment_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="150" /></a></span>1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/163rd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="163rd Infantry Regiment (United States)">163rd Cavalry Regiment</a> <ul><li>Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Belgrade<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Company A at Billings<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment 1 at Belgrade<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Company B at Missoula<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment 1 at Kalispell<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>Company C at Great Falls<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Company I at Helena<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment 1 at Livingston<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>230th Vertical Engineering Platoon at Anaconda<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1049th Engineer Detachment (HQ at Helena)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>484th Military Police Company at Malta<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment 1 at Glasgow<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Detachment 2 at Billings<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li>260th Engineer Support Company (HQ at Miles City)<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul><li>Detachment at Culbertson<sup id="cite_ref-MOAB_9-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MOAB-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties">Duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montana_Army_National_Guard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg/220px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg/330px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg/440px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_000802-F-3378P-066.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1524" data-file-height="1012" /></a><figcaption>Montana Army National Guardsmen helping during a wildfire fighting effort</figcaption></figure> <p>National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">presidential order</a> to supplement regular armed forces, and upon declaration of a <a href="/wiki/State_of_emergency" title="State of emergency">state of emergency</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Governor" title="Governor">governor</a> of the state in which they serve. Unlike <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserve</a> members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually (except through voluntary transfers and Temporary Duty Assignments <b>TDY</b>), but only as part of their respective <a href="/wiki/Military_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Military unit">units</a>. However, there has been a significant number of individual activations to support military operations (2001-?); the legality of this policy is a major issue within the National Guard. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Active_duty_callups">Active duty callups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montana_Army_National_Guard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Active duty callups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "<a href="/wiki/One_weekend_a_month,_two_weeks_a_year" title="One weekend a month, two weeks a year">One weekend a month, two weeks a year</a>", 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 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> policy is that no Guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more than 24 months (cumulative) in one six-year enlistment period (this policy is due to change 1 August 2007, the new policy states that soldiers will be given 24 months between deployments of no more than 24 months, individual states have differing policies). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montana_Army_National_Guard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mayhew_Foster" title="Mayhew Foster">Mayhew Foster</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Montana_Army_National_Guard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Glynn, Gary. Montana's Home Front During World War II, 2nd ed., Big Elk Books, Missoula. 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Isby and Kamps, Armies of NATO's Central Front, Jane's Publishing Company, 1985, p.385. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Connecticut_Military_Department#Connecticut_Army_National_Guard" title="Connecticut Military Department">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Air_National_Guard" title="Connecticut Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_National_Guard" title="Delaware National Guard">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_Army_National_Guard" title="Delaware Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Delaware_Air_National_Guard" title="Delaware Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_National_Guard" title="Florida National Guard">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Army_National_Guard" title="Florida Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Florida_Air_National_Guard" title="Florida Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_National_Guard" title="Georgia National Guard">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_Army_National_Guard" title="Georgia Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Georgia_Air_National_Guard" title="Georgia Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_National_Guard" title="Hawaii National Guard">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Army_National_Guard" title="Hawaii Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Air_National_Guard" title="Hawaii Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Military_Department" title="Idaho Military Department">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_Army_National_Guard" title="Idaho Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Idaho_Air_National_Guard" title="Idaho Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_National_Guard" title="Illinois National Guard">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_Army_National_Guard" title="Illinois Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Illinois_Air_National_Guard" title="Illinois Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_National_Guard" title="Indiana National Guard">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_National_Guard#Indiana_Army_National_Guard" title="Indiana National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Indiana_Air_National_Guard" title="Indiana Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_National_Guard" title="Iowa National Guard">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_Army_National_Guard" title="Iowa Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Iowa_Air_National_Guard" title="Iowa Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_National_Guard" title="Kansas National Guard">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_Army_National_Guard" title="Kansas Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kansas_Air_National_Guard" title="Kansas Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_National_Guard" title="Kentucky National Guard">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Army_National_Guard" title="Kentucky Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Air_National_Guard" title="Kentucky Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_National_Guard" title="Louisiana National Guard">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Army_National_Guard" title="Louisiana Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Air_National_Guard" title="Louisiana Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Department_of_Defense,_Veterans,_and_Emergency_Management#Maine_National_Guard" title="Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_Army_National_Guard" title="Maine Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Maine_Air_National_Guard" title="Maine Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Military_Department" title="Maryland Military Department">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Army_National_Guard" title="Maryland Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Air_National_Guard" title="Maryland Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts National Guard">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Air_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_National_Guard" title="Michigan National Guard">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_Army_National_Guard" title="Michigan Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Michigan_Air_National_Guard" title="Michigan Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_National_Guard" title="Minnesota National Guard">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Army_National_Guard" title="Minnesota Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Air_National_Guard" title="Minnesota Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_National_Guard" title="Mississippi National Guard">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Army_National_Guard" title="Mississippi Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Air_National_Guard" title="Mississippi Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_National_Guard" title="Missouri National Guard">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Missouri Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Missouri_Air_National_Guard" title="Missouri Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_National_Guard" title="Montana National Guard">Montana</a> (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Montana_Air_National_Guard" title="Montana Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_National_Guard" title="Nebraska National Guard">Nebraska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Army_National_Guard" title="Nebraska Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Air_National_Guard" title="Nebraska Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_National_Guard" title="Nevada National Guard">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_National_Guard" title="Nevada National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Air_National_Guard" title="Nevada Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_National_Guard" title="New Hampshire National Guard">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Army_National_Guard" title="New Hampshire Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Air_National_Guard" title="New Hampshire Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey National Guard">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Army_National_Guard" title="New Jersey Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Air_National_Guard" title="New Jersey Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_National_Guard" title="New Mexico National Guard">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Army_National_Guard" title="New Mexico Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Air_National_Guard" title="New Mexico Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Division_of_Military_and_Naval_Affairs" title="New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Army_National_Guard" title="New York Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_York_Air_National_Guard" title="New York Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_National_Guard" title="North Carolina National Guard">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Army_National_Guard" title="North Carolina Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Air_National_Guard" title="North Carolina Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_National_Guard" title="North Dakota National Guard">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Army_National_Guard" title="North Dakota Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Air_National_Guard" title="North Dakota Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_National_Guard" title="Ohio National Guard">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_Army_National_Guard" title="Ohio Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ohio_Air_National_Guard" title="Ohio Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_National_Guard" title="Oklahoma National Guard">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Army_National_Guard" title="Oklahoma Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Air_National_Guard" title="Oklahoma Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Military_Department" title="Oregon Military Department">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_Army_National_Guard" title="Oregon Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oregon_Air_National_Guard" title="Oregon Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania National Guard">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Army_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Air_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_National_Guard" title="Rhode Island National Guard">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Army_National_Guard" title="Rhode Island Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Air_National_Guard" title="Rhode Island Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_National_Guard" title="South Carolina National Guard">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Army_National_Guard" title="South Carolina Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Air_National_Guard" title="South Carolina Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_National_Guard" title="South Dakota National Guard">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="South Dakota Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Air_National_Guard" title="South Dakota Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Military_Department" title="Tennessee Military Department">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Army_National_Guard" title="Tennessee Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Air_National_Guard" title="Tennessee Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Military_Forces" title="Texas Military Forces">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Army_National_Guard" title="Texas Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Texas_Air_National_Guard" title="Texas Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_National_Guard" title="Utah National Guard">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Army_National_Guard" title="Utah Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Utah_Air_National_Guard" title="Utah Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_National_Guard" title="Vermont National Guard">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Vermont Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vermont_Air_National_Guard" title="Vermont Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_National_Guard" title="Virginia National Guard">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_Army_National_Guard" title="Virginia Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Virginia_Air_National_Guard" title="Virginia Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_National_Guard" title="Washington National Guard">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Army_National_Guard" title="Washington Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Washington_Air_National_Guard" title="Washington Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_National_Guard" title="West Virginia National Guard">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="West Virginia Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Air_National_Guard" title="West Virginia Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_National_Guard" title="Wisconsin National Guard">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Army_National_Guard" title="Wisconsin Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Air_National_Guard" title="Wisconsin Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Military_Department" title="Wyoming Military Department">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Army_National_Guard" title="Wyoming Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Air_National_Guard" title="Wyoming Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of the Army National Guard"><img alt="Seal of the Army National Guard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg/69px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="69" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg/104px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg/138px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Army_National_Guard.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="802" data-file-height="802" /></a><figcaption>Seal of the Army National Guard</figcaption></figure><br /><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Seal of the Air National Guard"><img alt="Seal of the Air National Guard" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg/69px-US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg.png" decoding="async" width="69" height="68" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg/104px-US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg/138px-US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="505" /></a><figcaption>Seal of the Air National Guard</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Federal district<br />and territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia National Guard">District of Columbia</a> (<a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Army_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Air_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Guam_National_Guard" title="Guam National Guard">Guam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Guam_Army_National_Guard" title="Guam Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Guam_Air_National_Guard" title="Guam Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_National_Guard" title="Puerto Rico National Guard">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Army_National_Guard" title="Puerto Rico Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Air_National_Guard" title="Puerto Rico Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_National_Guard" title="Virgin Islands National Guard">U.S. Virgin Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Islands Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_Air_National_Guard" title="Virgin Islands Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_National_Guard" title="Northern Mariana Islands National Guard">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (proposed)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">American Samoa (none)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Philippine_National_Guard" title="Philippine National Guard">Philippines</a> (inactivated)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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href="/wiki/Vice_Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army">Vice Chief of Staff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_four-star_generals" title="List of United States Army four-star generals">4-star generals</a></li> <li>3-star generals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_generals_in_the_United_States_Army_before_1960" title="List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960">1798–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_lieutenant_generals_from_1990_to_1999" title="List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 1990 to 1999">1990–1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_lieutenant_generals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_lieutenant_generals_from_2010_to_2019" title="List of United States Army lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_lieutenant_generals_since_2020" title="List of United States Army lieutenant generals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Staff_Senior_Warrant_Officer" title="Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer">Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_Major_of_the_Army" title="Sergeant Major of the Army">Sergeant Major of the Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House Armed Services Committee</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Tactical_Air_and_Land_Forces" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces">House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a> (<a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Airland" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland">Senate Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces</a>)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/80px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/120px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg/160px-Mark_of_the_United_States_Army.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Components<br />and<br />commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regular_Army_(United_States)" title="Regular Army (United States)">Regular Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army#Regular_combat_maneuver_organizations" title="United States Army">Active Units</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reorganization_plan_of_United_States_Army" title="Reorganization plan of United States Army">Reorganization plan of United States Army</a><br /></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Forces_Command" title="United States Army Forces Command">Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Futures_Command" title="United States Army Futures Command">Futures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Materiel_Command" title="United States Army Materiel Command">Materiel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Training_and_Doctrine_Command" title="United States Army Training and Doctrine Command">Training and Doctrine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Service <br />components</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Central" title="United States Army Central">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Europe_and_Africa" title="United States Army Europe and Africa">Europe</a>–<a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Army Africa">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Pacific" title="United States Army Pacific">Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_North" title="United States Army North">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_South" title="United States Army South">South</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Operations_Command" title="United States Army Special Operations Command">Special Operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Surface_Deployment_and_Distribution_Command" title="Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command">Surface Deployment and Distribution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Space_and_Missile_Defense_Command" title="United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command">Space and Missile Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Cyber_Command" title="United States Army Cyber Command">Cyber Command</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Direct reporting<br />units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_United_States_Army" title="Second United States Army">Second Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Medical_Command" title="United States Army Medical Command">Medical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Intelligence_and_Security_Command" title="United States Army Intelligence and Security Command">Intelligence and Security</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Criminal_Investigation_Division" title="United States Army Criminal Investigation Division">Criminal Investigation Division</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">Corps of Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Military_District_of_Washington" title="United States Army Military District of Washington">Military District of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Test_and_Evaluation_Command" title="United States Army Test and Evaluation Command">Test and Evaluation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">Military Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve_Command" title="United States Army Reserve Command">Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Acquisition_Support_Center" title="U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center">Acquisition Support Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Installation_Management_Command" title="United States Army Installation Management Command">Installation Management</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_War_College" title="United States Army War College">War College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_field_armies_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of field armies of the United States Army">Field armies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Army_(United_States)" title="First Army (United States)">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Central" title="United States Army Central">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_North" title="United States Army North">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Army_(United_States)" title="Sixth Army (United States)">Sixth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Europe_and_Africa" title="United States Army Europe and Africa">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Army_(United_States)" title="Eighth Army (United States)">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Army_(United_States)" title="Ninth Army (United States)">Ninth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Branches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Acquisition_Corps" title="United States Army Acquisition Corps">Acquisition Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Adjutant_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Army Adjutant General's Corps">Adjutant General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Artillery_Branch" title="Air Defense Artillery Branch">Air Defense Artillery Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armor_Branch" title="Armor Branch">Armor Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Aviation_Branch" title="United States Army Aviation Branch">Aviation Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_bands" title="United States military bands">Army Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaplain_Corps_(United_States_Army)" title="Chaplain Corps (United States Army)">Chaplain Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chemical_Corps" title="Chemical Corps">Chemical Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Civil_Affairs_and_Psychological_Operations_Command" title="United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command">Civil Affairs Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers" title="United States Army Corps of Engineers">Corps of Engineers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyber_Branch_(United_States_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyber Branch (United States Army)">Cyber Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Dental_Command" title="United States Army Dental Command">Dental Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Field_Artillery_Branch_(United_States)" title="Field Artillery Branch (United States)">Field Artillery Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finance_Corps" title="Finance Corps">Finance Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infantry_Branch_(United_States)" title="Infantry Branch (United States)">Infantry Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Inspector_General_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army">Inspector General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Army Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Logistics_Branch" title="United States Army Logistics Branch">Logistics Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Medical_Corps" title="United States Army Medical Corps">Medical Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Medical_Department_(United_States)" title="Army Medical Department (United States)">Medical Service Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Medical_Department_(United_States)" title="Army Medical Department (United States)">Medical Specialist Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Intelligence_Corps_(United_States_Army)" title="Military Intelligence Corps (United States Army)">Military Intelligence Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_Police_Corps_(United_States)" title="Military Police Corps (United States)">Military Police Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Nurse_Corps" title="United States Army Nurse Corps">Nurse Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Ordnance_Corps" title="United States Army Ordnance Corps">Ordnance Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Psychological_operations_(United_States)" title="Psychological operations (United States)">Psychological operations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Quartermaster_Corps" title="United States Army Quartermaster Corps">Quartermaster Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Signal_Corps_(United_States_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="Signal Corps (United States Army)">Signal Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">Special Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_Corps" title="Transportation Corps">Transportation Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Veterinary_Corps" title="United States Army Veterinary Corps">Veterinary Corps</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Installations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_United_States_Army_installations" title="List of former United States Army installations">United States and overseas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Germany" title="List of United States Army installations in Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Installations_of_the_United_States_Army_in_Japan" title="Category:Installations of the United States Army in Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_Kuwait" title="List of United States Army installations in Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_installations_in_South_Korea" title="List of United States Army installations in South Korea">South Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Training</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Basic_Training" title="United States Army Basic Training">Basic Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_Officer_Leaders_Course" title="Basic Officer Leaders Course">BOLC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_Reserve_Officers%27_Training_Corps" title="Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps">ROTC</a> (<a href="/wiki/Early_Commissioning_Program" title="Early Commissioning Program">ECP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Officer_Candidate_School_(United_States_Army)" title="Officer Candidate School (United States Army)">OCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Basic_Course" title="Warrant Officer Basic Course">WOBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer_Candidate_School" title="Warrant Officer Candidate School">WOCS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">Military Academy (West Point)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_careers" title="List of United States Army careers">MOS</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Uniforms and<br />insignia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_Department_of_the_Army" title="Awards and decorations of the United States Department of the Army">Awards and decorations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Badges_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Badges of the United States Army">Badges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_branch_insignia" title="United States Army branch insignia">Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">Officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">Enlisted</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">World War II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_United_States_Army" title="Uniforms of the United States Army">Uniforms</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_United_States_Army" title="List of equipment of the United States Army">Equipment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_individual_weapons_of_the_U.S._Armed_Forces" title="List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces">Individual 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title="Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps">Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Point_Band" title="West Point Band">West Point Band</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">History and<br /> traditions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army" title="History of the United States Army">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Army" title="Continental Army">Continental Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_army" title="Union army">Union army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Army#World_War_I" title="History of the United States Army">National Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_United_States" title="Army of the United States">Army of the United States</a></li> <li><a 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