Mississippi Military Department

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The Mississippi Military Department is a state agency and part of the Mississippi executive branch. The Adjutant General (TAG) of Mississippi serves as the executive director of the Mississippi Military Department. The TAG reports to the Governor of Mississippi regarding the department and state military forces.^[1]

Each state in the United States has a senior military officer, as the state adjutant general, who is de facto commander of a state's military forces, including the National Guard, the naval militia, and any state defense forces. This officer is known as TAG, and is subordinated to the chief executive.

Components

Mississippi Army National Guard

The Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG) is the Army National Guard component of the Mississippi National Guard. Mississippi Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army when federalized.

The Mississippi Army National Guard is the Army National Guard component of the Mississippi National Guard. It was originally formed in 1798. It is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. It is managed by the Mississippi Military Department.

The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is a militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States. They are simultaneously part of two different organizations, the Army National Guard of the several states, territories and the District of Columbia, and the Army National Guard of the United States, part of the United States National Guard. The Army National Guard is divided into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories, and the District of Columbia, and operates under their respective governors.

The Mississippi National 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 Janson Durr Boyles, 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.

Mississippi Air National Guard

The Mississippi Air National Guard (MSANG) is the Air National Guard component of the Mississippi National Guard. Its units are Air Reserve Components (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). MSANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized.

The Mississippi Air National Guard is the air force militia of the State of Mississippi, United States of America. It is, along with the Mississippi Army National Guard, an element of the Mississippi National Guard.

Air National Guard Air warfare component of the United States National Guard

The Air National Guard (ANG), also known as the Air Guard, is a federal military reserve force as well as the militia air force of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It, along with each state's, district's, commonwealth's or territory's Army National Guard component, makes up the National Guard of each state and the districts, commonwealths and territories as applicable.

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces, and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the fourth in order of precedence. The USAF is the largest and most technologically advanced air force in the world. The Air Force articulates its core missions as air and space superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.

Mississippi State Guard

The Mississippi State Guard (MSSG) is the state defense force of Mississippi. It is a volunteer organization that supplements the Mississippi National Guard when ordered by the Governor of the State of Mississippi through the Adjutant General of the State of Mississippi.^[2]^[3] The MSSG may be tasked with securing armories, assistance to Guard families, and assuming other duties.

The Mississippi State Guard (MSSG) is the state defense force of Mississippi. It operates under the authority of the Mississippi Military Department alongside the Mississippi Army National Guard (MSARNG) and the Mississippi Air National Guard (MSANG).

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References

↑ Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, Chapter 3
↑ "§ 33-5-51 - Organization of the State Guard". justia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
↑ "Mississippi Military Department" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

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[MilAffairsCode-1] Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, Chapter 3

[2] "§ 33-5-51 - Organization of the State Guard". justia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

[main-3] "Mississippi Military Department" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved 12 June 2016.