Mississippi National Guard
Mississippi National Guard | |
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National Guard of the United States | |
Headquarters | Jackson, Mississippi |
Website | ng |
Commanders | |
Commander in Chief | Governor Tate Reeves |
Adjutant General of Mississippi | Major General Janson D. Boyles, MSARNG |
Insignia | |
Abbreviation | MSNG |
The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), commonly known as the Mississippi Guard, is both a Mississippi state and a federal government organization, part of the
The Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, Chapter 3, titled "Military Affairs", details the duties and responsibilities of the Adjutant General of Mississippi. The Adjutant General of Mississippi, via the Mississippi Military Department, is expressly authorized to "issue such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary in order that the organization, training and discipline of the components of the militia of this state will at all times conform to the applicable requirements of the United States government relating thereto. Orders, rules and regulations issued hereunder shall have full force and effect as part of the military code of this state".[2]
The state militia forces formally break down into three broad classes: The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), the Mississippi State Guard (MSSG), and the unorganized militia.
Mission
The
When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as
National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by
History
During the Vietnam War, service in the National Guard was highly sought after. An enlistment in the Guard prevented a person from being sent to combat. In 1968, the Mississippi National Guard had 10,365 soldiers. At the time only 1% of them were black. At that time, the population of the state was more than forty percent black.[3]
In November 2020, following the legislative retirement of the state flag of Mississippi in June, the National Guard changed their official seal for identification due to the old one containing the former flag.[4]
In February 2024, a helicopter carrying two members of the national guard were killed when the helicopter crashed. [5]
Command structure
The Mississippi National Guard consists of the:
- Mississippi Army National Guard
- Mississippi Air National Guard
- 172nd Airlift Wing
- 186th Air Refueling Wing
- Combat Readiness Training Center
- 209th Civil Engineering Squadron
- 238th Air Support Operations Squadron
- 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron
- 255th Air Control Squadron
Mississippi State Guard
Mississippi's
References
- ^ Mississippi National Guard, Military Department Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2012
- ^ [Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, Chapter 3-3-15, Military Affairs: Rules and Regulations Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2012
- ^ Gregory, Hamimlton (22 June 2015). McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War (Kindle ed.). 1679: Infinity Publishing.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ https://www.ng.ms.gov/sites/msng/files/documents/staff_depts/special_staff/pao/gdm/pdfs/Guard%20Detail%20Magazine%20%28Year%20in%20Review%202020%29.pdf
- ^ "2 National Guardsmen dead after military helicopter crashes in Mississippi during routine training flight". ABC News.