Minnesota Army National Guard
Headquarters, Minnesota Army National Guard | |
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St Paul, Minnesota |
The Minnesota Army National Guard, along with the
The Minnesota Army National Guard is composed of approximately 11,000 Soldiers, spread out in 65 training and community centers across the state.
When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as
The Governor may call individuals or units of the Minnesota National Guard into state service during emergencies or to assist in special situations which lend themselves to use of the National Guard. The state mission assigned to the National Guard is: "To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law."
The State Defense force is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Minnesota and
The Minnesota Army National Guard is a component of the
Minnesota Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same
Units and Formations
See list of Minnesota National Guard units.
Duties
National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by
Active Duty Callups
For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "One weekend a month, two weeks a year", 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 Department of Defense 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 changed on 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).
History
The Minnesota Army National Guard was originally formed in 1856. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system.
Two cavalry regiments with long ties to the Minnesota Army National Guard are the 94th Cavalry Regiment and the 194th Cavalry Regiment.
The origins of the 94th Cavalry lie with the 1st Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment (United States). On 22 February 1959 the 1-136 Infantry was converted and redesignated the 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron, 194th Armor (47th Infantry Division (United States)).[1] Became 2nd Bn, 194th Armor in 1963, remaining with the 47th Infantry Division. The battalion was reorganized and redesignated on 1 Feb 68 as the 194th Armor, a CARS regiment, consisting of the 2nd Battalion, still with the 47th ID; reorganised and redesignated 8 Jan 72 as the 94th Armor, a CARS regiment, consisting of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 47th Infantry Division. Transferred with HQ at Duluth from CARS to USARS 1 June 1989. 1-94 Armor transferred to 34th Infantry Division on 1 September 1991. Reorganized, redesignated, and consolidated with all details remaining the same on 1 September 1992.
Other serving and historic regiments of the Minnesota Army National Guard include:
- 135th Infantry Regiment
- 125th Field Artillery Regiment
- 151st Field Artillery Regiment
- 175th Field Artillery Regiment
- 215th Coast Artillery Regiment
See also
References
- ISBN 9780788182068. "Additional copies of this publication may be requested by writing National Guard Bureau, ATTN: NGB-PAH, 2500 Army Pentagon, Washington DC 20310-2500."
External links
- Official website
- Bibliography of Minnesota Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
- GlobalSecurity.org Minnesota Army National Guard, accessed 23 Nov 2006
- Camp Cody - Minnesota National Guard WW1
- National Guard Association of Minnesota
- Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Campaign