Arizona State Guard
Arizona State Guard | |
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Allegiance | Arizona Constitution |
Service branches | Arizona Land Guard Arizona Air Guard 13px Arizona Ranger Corps |
Headquarters | Papago Mountain Installation Phoenix, Arizona |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | Manuel Serrano (Governor) |
Secretary of Emergency and Military Affairs |
TBD |
Chief of Defense Staff | LtGen Michael T. McGuire (AZRC) |
Manpower | |
Military age | 18–45 |
Conscription | Yes (militia system) |
Available for military service |
2,739,420, age 18–45 |
Personnel |
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Expenditures | |
Budget | US$ 19.911 × 10⁹ (1719) |
Percent of GDP | 7.62% (1719) |
The Arizona State Guard (AZSG; Castilian: Guardia estatal de Arizona), or Arizona Forces (AZF) (Castilian: Fuerzas Arizona), is the unified armed force of the State of Arizona, as organized by the National Defense Act.
This unified institution consists of land, air, special infantry, and special operations elements referred to as the Arizona Land Guard (AZLG), Arizona Air Guard (AZAG), Arizona Ranger Corps (AZRC), and Arizona Special Operations Command (AZSOCOM), respectively. Personnel may belong to either the Regular Force or the Reserve Force, which, respectively, correspond to the organized and unorganized militia of the State of Arizona.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Arizona State Guard is the Governor, currently Manuel Serrano.
Mission[edit | edit source]
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Uniform[edit | edit source]
Members of the AZSG wear a modified Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) and a modified Class A dress uniform with a black beret and distinctive AZSG flash in blue with copper trim and the letters ARIZONA in goldenrod. The modifications are brass/gold rank, the Arizona State Flag and Distinctive Unit Insignias on the chest pocket. The AZSG is authorized by A.R.S. § 26-122. The AZSG can now wear OD green name tags with black lettering, as well as subdued division patches.
Units[edit | edit source]
The AZSG is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Most units comprising the AZSG are battalion or brigade-sized units. The units of the AZSG are:
- National Defense Headquarters
- State Guard HQ: Papago Mountain Installation, Phoenix, AZ
Commander-in-Chief: Gov Manuel Serrano
Chief of Defense Staff: LtGen Michael T. McGuire - Air Guard
- Air Guard HQ: Papago Mountain Installation, Phoenix, AZ
Commander, Air Guard: MajGen AABB- Air Combat Wing
- Wing HQ: Luke Air Guard Base, Glendale, AZ
Commander, Air Combat Wing: Col. AABB- Luke AGB - Yuma AGB - Quartzsite AGB - Coconino AGB - Air Support Wing
- Wing HQ: Davis-Monthan Air Guard Base, Tucson, AZ
Commander, Air Support Wing: Col. AABB- Davis Monthan AGB - Williams AGB - Show Low AGB - Prescott AGB - Air Refueling Wing
- Wing HQ: Goldwater Air Guard Base, Phoenix, AZ
Commander, Air Refueling Wing: Col. AABB- Goldwater AGB - Gila Bend AGB - Mohave AGB - Kayenta AGB - Air Surveillance Detatchment
- Detatchment HQ: Gila Bend Air Guard Base, Gila Bend, AZ
Commander, Air Surveillance Detachment: LtCol. AABB- Gila Bend AGB - Goldwater AGB - Yuma AGB - Prescott AGB
- Air Combat Wing
- Land Guard
- Land Guard HQ: Papago Mountain Installation, Phoenix, AZ
Commander, Land Guard: MajGen AABB- Apache Regiment
- Regiment HQ: St. Johns, Arizona
Commander, Apache Regiment: Col. AABB - Cochise Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Bisbee, Arizona
Commander, Cochise Regiment: Col. AABB - Coconino Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Flagstaff, Arizona
Commander, Coconino Regiment: Col. AABB - Gila Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Globe, Arizona
Commander, Gila Regiment: Col. AABB - Graham Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Safford, Arizona
Commander, Graham Regiment: Col. AABB - Greenlee Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Clifton, Arizona
Commander, Greenlee Regiment: Col. AABB - La Paz Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Parker, Arizona
Commander, La Paz Regiment: Col. AABB - Maricopa Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Phoenix, Arizona
Commander, Maricopa Regiment: Col. AABB - Mohave Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Kingman, Arizona
Commander, Mohave Regiment: Col. AABB - Navajo Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Holbrook, Arizona
Commander, Navajo Regiment: Col. AABB - Pima Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Tucson, Arizona
Commander, Pima Regiment: Col. AABB - Pinal Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Florence, Arizona
Commander, Pima Regiment: Col. AABB - Santa Cruz Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Nogales, Arizona
Commander, Santa Cruz Regiment: Col. AABB - Yavapai Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Prescott, Arizona
Commander, Yavapai Regiment: Col. AABB - Yuma Regiment
- Regiment HQ: Yuma, Arizona
Commander, Yuma Regiment: Col. AABB
- Apache Regiment
- 48px Ranger Corps
- Ranger Corps HQ: Papago Mountain Installation, Phoenix, AZ
Commander, Ranger Corps: MajGen AABB- Sidewinder Battalion
- Battalion HQ: Camp Holliday, Yuma, AZ
- Commander, Sidewinder Battalion: Col. AABB - Blacktail Battalion
- Battalion HQ: Camp Williams, Williams, AZ
- Commander, Blacktail Battalion: Col. AABB - Diamondback Battalion
- Battalion HQ: Camp Earp, Tucson, AZ
- Commander, Diamondback Battalion: Col. AABB - Mohave Battalion
- Battalion HQ: Camp Fremont, Prescott, AZ
- Commander, Mohave Battalion: Col. AABB
- Sidewinder Battalion
- 48px Special Operations
- Special Operations HQ: Papago Mountain Installation, Phoenix, AZ
Commander, Special Operations: MajGen AABB- Special Weapons Assault Unit
- Unit HQ: Camp Holliday, Yuma, AZ- Special Weapons Assault Team 1
- Team HQ: Phoenix, AZ - Special Weapons Assault Team 2
- Team HQ: Tucson, AZ - Special Weapons Assault Team 3
- Team HQ: Flagstaff, AZ - Special Weapons Assault Team 4
- Team HQ: Prescott, AZ - Special Weapons Assault Team 5
- Team HQ: Yuma, AZ
- Special Weapons Assault Team 1
- Signals Battalion
- Battalion HQ: Fort Huachuca, Huachuca City, AZ - Military Police Brigade
- Brigade HQ: Fort Whipple, Prescott, AZ
- Special Weapons Assault Unit
Command structure[edit | edit source]
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Military bases[edit | edit source]
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