South Dakota National Guard

South Dakota Army National Guard logo
Flags of the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada waving near the entrance to the South Dakota Army National Guard's Golden Coyote training site in Custer State Park in East Custer.

The South Dakota National Guard is part of the South Dakota Department of Military & Veterans Affairs. It was created in 1862 as the State Militia. Its headquarters is located in Rapid City, South Dakota. It consists of the South Dakota Army National Guard and the South Dakota Air National Guard.[1]

The Guard in South Dakota was first activated 1862 by the territorial governor, and consisted of six companies of militia, composed of cavalry and infantry. In April 1898 the first infantry was federalized and deployed to the Philippines.[2]

  1. ^ https://sdguard.ngb.army.mil/sdguard/guard_army.asp Archived 2007-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "South Dakota National Guard". Global Security. Retrieved 3 Sep 2011.