The North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) is North Carolina's principal military force. The force is equipped by the federal government and jointly maintained subject to the call of either. The professional head of the North Carolina Army National Guard is the Adjutant General.
| North Carolina Army National Guard | |
|---|---|
Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters North Carolina Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1663–present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | North Carolina |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Army National Guard |
| Role | Organized militia Armed forces reserve |
| Part of | North Carolina National Guard |
| Headquarters | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Commanders | |
| Commander in Chief | Governor Josh Stein |
| Adjutant General of North Carolina | Major General M. Todd Hunt |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive insignia | |
| North Carolina Army National Guard Headquarters Flag | |
| North Carolina Army National Guard Crest | |
| North Carolina Army National Guard 60th Troop Command Flag | |
| Abbreviation | NCARNG |
History
The North Carolina National Guard, or Carolina militia as it was originally known, was born from the Carolina Charter of 1663. The charter gave to the Proprietors the right "to Leavy Mufter and Trayne all sortes of men of what Conditon or wherefoever borne in the said Province for the tyme being".
Structure
The North Carolina Army National Guard is organized into six major commands. These units come under supervision of the Adjutant General in time of peace, and automatically become part of his command when they are first ordered into active service in the active military services of the United States in case of emergency:
- 30th Armored Brigade (Old Hickory)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (HQ at Clinton)
- 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment (West Virginia Army National Guard)
- Troop D in Sanford, North Carolina, remainder of 1st Squadron in West Virginia
- 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment (HQ at Wilmington)
- 1st Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment (HQ at Fayetteville)
- 230th Brigade Support Battalion (230th BSB) (HQ at Goldsboro)
- 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion (HQ in Durham, NC)
- 1st Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment (1-113th FAR) (HQ at Charlotte)
- 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment (South Carolina Army National Guard)
- 449th Combat Aviation Brigade(449th TAB)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 130th Aviation Regiment
- 2nd Battalion (Airfield Operations), 130th Aviation Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment
- Company C
- Detachment 17 (Joint Operational Support Airlift Center)
- 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment
- Company B
- Detachment 1
- Company B
- 638th Aviation Support Battalion
- Company B
- Detachment 1
- Company B
- 677th Engineer Detachment (FFTG)
- 430th Engineer Detachment (FFTG)
- 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
- 105th Military Police Battalion (HQ at Asheville)
- 105th Engineer Battalion (HQ at Raeford)
- 429th Engineer Detachment (Concrete)
- 505th Engineer Battalion (HQ at Gastonia)
- 109th Military Police Battalion (HQ at Kinston)
- Headquarters Sustainment Company (HQ at Charlotte)
- 295th Signal Support Company (HQ at Mooresville)
- 578th FEST (HQ at Charlotte)
- MCPOD (HQ at Charlotte)
- 113th Sustainment Brigade
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HQ at Greensboro)
- 113th Special Troops Battalion (HQ at Asheboro)
- 630th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (HQ at Lenoir)
- 60th Troop Command
- Recruiting and Retention Command (HQ at Raleigh)
- 382d Public Affairs Detachment (HQ at Raleigh)
- 130th Military History Detachment (HQ at Raleigh)
- 440th Army Band (HQ at Raleigh)
- Medical Detachment (HQ at Stem)
- 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery (HQ at Louisburg)
- 42d Civil Support Detachment (HQ at Greenville)
- 403d Rigger Support Team
- 430th Ordnance Company (EOD) (HQ at Washington)
- Company B, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (HQ at Roanoke Rapids)
- Company B, 1st Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (HQ at Albemarle)
- Special Operations Detachment-X-JSOC
- 139th Regiment
Regimental affiliations
Regiments of the North Carolina Army National Guard are listed in order of precedence according to the U.S. Army Regimental System -- Army National Guard where seniority does not always bring priority:
- 113th Field Artillery Regiment
- 119th Infantry Regiment
(Second North Carolina) - 120th Infantry Regiment
(Third North Carolina) - 130th Aviation Regiment
- 139th Infantry Regiment
- 196th Armor Regiment
- 196th Cavalry Regiment
- 252d Armor Regiment
See also
- 1969 Greensboro uprising
- North Carolina Air National Guard
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