Virginia National Guard

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Virginia National Guard
Seal of the Virginia National Guard
Founded	1607
Country	United States
Allegiance	Virginia
Branch	United States Army  U.S. Air Force
Type	Military reserve force, Organized militia
Role	"To meet Commonwealth and federal mission responsibilities."
Part of	National Guard Bureau National Guard Virginia Department of Military Affairs
Headquarters	Richmond, Virginia
Motto(s)	The Commonwealth's Guardians
Engagements	American Revolution Pancho Villa Expedition World War I World War II January 6 United States Capitol attack
Website	Virginia National Guard
Commanders
Commander in Chief (Title 10 USC)	President of the United States (when federalized)
Commander in Chief (Title 32 USC)	Governor of Virginia
Adjutant General	MG James W. Ring

The Virginia National Guard is part of the National Guard of the United States, a dual federal-state military reserve force. It consists of the Virginia Army National Guard and Virginia Air National Guard. (The Virginia State Defense Force is the third military unit of the Virginia Department of Military Affairs, part of the state government of Virginia). The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President of the United States in accordance with Title 10 of the United States Code.^[1]