Mississippi National Guard

Mississippi National Guard
Active1798 (1798)–present
Country United States
Allegiance Mississippi
Type National Guard
RoleOrganized militia
Armed forces reserve
Size~12,275 personnel
Part ofMississippi Military Department
National Guard of the United States
HeadquartersJackson, Mississippi
Websiteng.ms.gov
Commanders
Commander in ChiefGovernor Tate Reeves
Adjutant General of MississippiMajor General Bobby M. Ginn Jr., MSARNG
Insignia
AbbreviationMSNG

The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), commonly known as the Mississippi Guard, is both a Mississippi state and a federal government organization, part of the United States National Guard. It is part of the Mississippi Military Department, a state agency of the government of Mississippi. The Adjutant General of Mississippi (TAG), Major General Bobby Ginn, serves as the executive director and is subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief, the Governor of Mississippi, in matters relating to the department and the state militia forces.[1]

The Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, Chapter 3, titled "Military Affairs", details the duties and responsibilities of the Adjutant General of Mississippi. The Adjutant General of Mississippi, via the Mississippi Military Department, is expressly authorized to "issue such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary in order that the organization, training and discipline of the components of the militia of this state will at all times conform to the applicable requirements of the United States government relating thereto. Orders, rules and regulations issued hereunder shall have full force and effect as part of the military code of this state".[2]

The state militia forces formally break down into three broad classes: The Mississippi National Guard (MSNG), the Mississippi State Guard (MSSG), and the unorganized militia.

  1. ^ Mississippi National Guard, Military Department Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2012
  2. ^ [Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, Chapter 3-3-15, Military Affairs: Rules and Regulations Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed February 2012