Colorado National Guard

Colorado National Guard
Logo of the Colorado National Guard
Active	1860–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Colorado
Branch	United States Army  United States Air Force
Type	National Guard
Role	Militia
Size	5,500 personnel
Part of	National Guard Bureau Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Engagements	American Civil War Sand Creek Massacre Colorado War Cripple Creek miners' strike of 1894 Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Colorado Labor Wars Colorado Coalfield War World War I World War II Vietnam War War in Afghanistan
Commanders
Governor and Commander in Chief	Jared Polis
Adjutant General	Laura L. Clellan
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The Colorado National Guard consists of the Colorado Army National Guard and Colorado Air National Guard, forming the state of Colorado's component to the United States National Guard. Founded in 1860, the Colorado National Guard falls under the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.^[1]