Colorado National Guard | |
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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]