Guam Army National Guard

Joint Forces Headquarters Guam
Army National Guard Element
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Handy, 11th Air Force commander, tours a UH-72 Lakota of the Guam Army National Guard housed at Andersen Air Force Base
ActiveDecember 24, 1980; 43 years ago (1980-12-24)-Present
Country United States
Allegiance Guam
BranchArmy National Guard
TypeARNG Headquarters Command
Part ofGuam National Guard
Garrison/HQGuard Readiness Center, Barrigada
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier General Michael Cruz
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia

The Guam National Guard is a federally funded military force, part of the National Guard of the United States. Guam Army National Guard (GU ARNG) is the Army National Guard of Guam which, together with the Guam Air National Guard, comprises the Guam National Guard. GU ARNG is the ground component of the Guam National Guard under control of the governor of Guam that performs missions equivalent to those of the Army National Guards of the different states of the United States, including ground defense, disaster relief, and control of civil unrest.

The Guam Army National Guard also includes residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. A proposal has been introduced by U.S. Delegate Gregorio Sablan to form a National Guard unit in the Northern Mariana Islands, and feasibility studies are in progress in response to the proposal.[1]

  1. ^ "Kilili proposes a National Guard for the Northern Marianas | Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan".