The Tennessee Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army

United States Army

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 and the United States National Guard

United States National Guard

The National Guard of the United States is a reserve military force composed of state National Guard militia members or units under federally recognized active or inactive armed force service for the United States. Militia members are citizen soldiers, meaning they work part time for the National...

. Nationwide, the Army National Guard

Army National Guard

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 comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau.

Tennessee Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ran

United States Army enlisted rank insignia

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United States Army officer rank insignia

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 and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards

Awards and decorations of the United States military

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. The Tennessee Guard also bestows a number of state awards

Awards and decorations of the National Guard

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 for local services rendered in or to the state of Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

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Current units

Current units include the following:

• 230th Sustainment Brigade
• 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
• 194th Engineer Brigade
• 30th Troop Command

History

Tennessee's 45th General Assembly in 1887 established the Tennessee National Guard, as it is known today. State lawmakers set up the basic conditions under which the force would operate. Tennessee was among the first states to offer her full quota of soldiers for the Spanish-American War. The equipped Tennessee Guard units were mobilized. Four regiments were created, but only the 1st and 4th Regiments deployed overseas. In World War I, the 30th Infantry Division was deployed overseas. Tennessee personnel made up the 117th Infantry Regiment (United States), the 114th and 115th Artillery, and the 114th Machine Gun Battalion.

Historic units

• 278th Infantry Regiment (United States)
• 109th Armored Regiment (United States)
• 181st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
• 107th Aviation Regiment (United States)

External links

• http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/default.htm
• http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/index.html
• Bibliography of Tennessee Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
• Tennessee Military Department Official Site