Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!att!cbnews!cbnews!military From: millerjl@stolaf.edu (Jeffrey Miller) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: A Quick and Dirty Guide to US Unit Numbering Keywords: National Guard Divisions, Brigades, AC Regiments. Message-ID: <1991Mar12.231558.29396@cbnews.att.com> Date: 12 Mar 91 23:15:58 GMT References: <1991Mar7.014546.2986@cbnews.att.com> Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (william.b.thacker) Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN Lines: 64 Approved: military@att.att.com From: millerjl@stolaf.edu (Jeffrey Miller) In article <1991Mar7.014546.2986@cbnews.att.com> graham@cs.washington.edu (Stephen Graham) writes: > >Very few National Guard divisions exist ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >any more. ^^^^^^^^ Excuse me, quite a few National Guard Divisions exist today. The facts I have are prior to troop reductions, but I have not heard of many full NG divisions being axed to warrent this statement (if any at all for that matter.) As of 1988 the NG divisions I know about are: 26th Infantry Division :elements in Massachusetts, Conniticut, and Rhode Island 28th Infantry Division :elements in Pennsylvania 29th Infantry Division :elements in Virginia and Maryland. 34th Infantry Division :(Until 10 FEB 91 this was the 47th INF DIV) elements in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, and a detachment in New Mexico 35th Infantry Division :elements in Kansas, Nebraska, Kentucky, Missouri, and Colorado. 38th Infantry Division :elements in Indiana and Michigan. 40th Infantry Division :elements in California and Nevada. 42nd Infantry Division :elements in the state of New York. 49th Armored Division :elements in the state of Texas. 50th Armored Division :elements in New Jersey. These are just the divisions that I know of, and these are full 100% National Guard Divisions. I do not have facts in front of me on how many Regular Army divisions conatin National Guard augmentations, but I know that there are some that do. The latter category will increase as the troop reductions start to occur on a wider scale. In addition I know of at least 18 unattached NG Brigades, and 4 Armored Calvary Regiments that are NG: 107th ACR: Ohio and West Virginia 116th ACR: Idaho, Oregon, and Mississippi 163rd ACD: Montana and Texas 278th ACR: Tennesse Plus 16 Field Artillery Brigades, 4 Engineer Brigades, 3 Medical Brigades, 3 Military Police Brigades, 3 Signal Brigades, 2 Special Forces Groups, a Transportation Brigade, the I Corps Artillery, and an Air Defense Artillery Brigade. All in all, the NG (and Army Reserve, but I do not know as much about their units except that they only augment RA units and divisions, support brigades, etc.) constitute 51% of the total United States Army. (Percentage as of 1988, this will increase in the coming years.) So beware about making statements about how insignificant the NG is in the total army. Without us, the Regular Army is not a very effective fighting force. ============================================================================== "You killed my father. Prepare to die." Inigo Montoya. _The Princess Bride_ "I choose the danger." Bones. ST:TSFS "I never lie when I have sand in my shoes." LaForge. ST:TNG Jeffrey L. Miller e-mail: millerjl@stolaf.edu All opinions are my own and do not reflect the true nature of me. ==============================================================================