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North Carolina Army National Guard

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North Carolina Army National Guard
Army National Guard Element, Joint Force Headquarters North Carolina Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1663–present
Country United States
Allegiance North Carolina
Branch Army
Type Army National Guard
RoleOrganized militia
Armed forces reserve
Part of North Carolina National Guard
HeadquartersRaleigh, North Carolina
Commanders
Commander in ChiefGovernor Roy Cooper
Adjutant General of North CarolinaMajor General M. Todd Hunt
Insignia
Distinctive insignia
AbbreviationNCARNG

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.[1] The professional head of the North Carolina Army National Guard is the Adjutant General.

History

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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".[2]

Structure

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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:[3]

Regimental affiliations

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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:[11][12]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Woolf, 1976, p. 765.
  2. ^ Powell, William Stevens (1954). The Carolina Charter of 1663: How It Came to North Carolina and Its Place in History, with Biographical Sketches of the Proprietors. Raleigh: The State Department op Archives and History. p. 34 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ NCNG, Our Organization.
  4. ^ "30th Armored Brigade Combat Team". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "449th Theater Aviation Brigade (TAB)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "113th Sustainment Brigade (SB)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "60th Troop Command (TC)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "After soldier's death, Army Guard investigates training, equipment provided to deploying EOD unit". 10 December 2018.
  10. ^ "139th Regional Training Institute (RTI)". North Carolina National Guard. November 13, 2019.
  11. ^ The Army Lineage Book, 1953, pp. 340–347.
  12. ^ USARS-ARNG, 1993, p. 6.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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