Back الحرس الوطني (الولايات المتحدة) Arabic پاسەوانی نەتەوەییی سوپا CKB Army National Guard German Guardia Nacional del Ejército Spanish گارد ملی ارتش Persian Army National Guard French Garda Nasional Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat ID Army National Guard Italian 陸軍州兵 Japanese Pengawal Kebangsaan Tentera Darat Malay
| Army National Guard | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Army National Guard | |
| Active | As state-funded militia under various names: 1636–1903 As federal reserve forces called the Army National Guard: 1903–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | Federal (10 U.S.C. § E) State and territorial (32 U.S.C.) |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Reserve force Militia |
| Role | Provide the Army with combat-ready reserve Army (Title 10) as well as protecting and supporting their respective states (Title 32) |
| Size | 325,066 personnel (authorized end strength for Fiscal Year 2023)[1] |
| Part of |  National Guard National Guard BureauReserve components of the United States Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall Arlington County, Virginia |
| Nickname(s) | "Army Guard", "The Guard" |
| March | Always Ready, Always There |
| Anniversaries | 13 December 1636 (founding) |
| Equipment | List of equipment of the United States Army |
| Website | army.mil/nationalguard nationalguard.com |
| Commanders | |
| Director | LTG Jonathan M. Stubbs |
| Deputy Director | MG Joseph R. Baldwin |
| Command Chief Warrant Officer | CW5 Brian Searcy |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM James B. Kendrick |
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army. It is simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Militia of the United States (consisting of the ARNG of each state, most territories, and the District of Columbia), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the National Guard as a whole (which includes the Air National Guard). It is divided into subordinate units stationed in each state or insular area, responsible to their respective governors or other head-of-government.[2]
The Guard's origins are usually[3] traced to the city of Salem, Massachusetts, in 1636. That year a regiment of militia drilled for the first time to defend a multi-community area within what is now the United States.[4][5][a]
- ^ "2023 Demographics Profile of the US Military" (PDF). Department of Defense. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Military Reserves Federal Call Up Authority". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/583831/salem-designated-as-national-guard-birthplace/
- ^ Soucy, Jon (8 January 2013). "Obama recognizes Salem, Mass., as birthplace of the National Guard". National Guard.mil. Arlington, Virginia: National Guard Bureau. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Salem, Mass., declared National Guard's birthplace". The Boston Globe. Boston. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Maj. Avery Schneider, New York National Guard (13 December 2022) Deployed Guardsmen celebrate National Guard's 386th birthday
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