Missouri National Guard

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Missouri National Guard
Missouri National Guard logo.jpg
Missouri National Guard logo
Active1808 - 1877 State Militia 1877 - Present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
AllegianceFlag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
Type Seal of the United States National Guard.svg National Guard
Size~11,500 personnel
Part of U.S. National Guard
Headquarters2302 Militia Drive,
Jefferson City, Missouri
Motto(s)"Protectors of Peace"
Engagements
Website moguard.ngb.mil
Commanders
Commander in Chief Governor Mike Parson
Adjutant General of Missouri Major General Levon E. Cumpton
Deputy Adjutant General Brigadier General Charles D. Hausman
State Command Chief Warrant Officer Chief Warrant Officer 5 Isom Folsom
Command Senior Enlisted Advisor Command Sergeant Major Larry D. Godsey
State Command Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Javier Acosta
Notable
commanders
Insignia
AbbreviationMONG
Identification
symbol
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The Missouri National Guard (MONG), commonly known as the Missouri Guard, is a component of the Army National Guard and Missouri State Department of the National Guard. It is composed of Army and Air National Guard units. The Department office is located in Jefferson City.

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The Mission of the Missouri National Guard is "to provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise required by state law under the authority of the governor."

History

Missouri National Guardsmen sandbagging the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Missouri, June 2008 Army mil-2008-07-17-085659.jpg
Missouri National Guardsmen sandbagging the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Missouri, June 2008

The Missouri National Guard traces its origins to the Missouri State Militia, which was federally funded state militia conceived in 1861 and called to service in 1862 during the Civil War. It was a force designed to protect Missouri from Confederate guerillas.

The Missouri Army National Guard was formed in 1877. It was first mobilized en-masse during the Spanish–American War in 1898. During the war, it was split into six volunteer infantry regiments. The 1st Missouri Infantry Regiment was commanded by Col. Edwin Batdorf, [1] the 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment was commanded by Col. William K. Caffee, [2] the 3rd Missouri Infantry Regiment commanded by Col. George P. Gross, [3] the 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment commanded by Col. Joseph A. Corby, [4] the 5th Missouri Infantry Regiment commanded by Col. Milton Moore, [5] and the 6th Missouri Infantry Regiment commanded by Col. Letcher H. Hardeman. [6]

The Missouri Air National Guard was established following World War II, in 1947. The Air Guard was first mobilized en masse during the Korean War.

For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "One weekend a month, two weeks a year", with a portion working for the Guard in a full-time capacity. The current forces formation plans of the US Army call for the typical National Guard unit (or National Guardsman) to serve one year of active duty for every three years of service. More specifically, current United States Department of Defense policy is that no Guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more than 24 months (cumulative) in one six-year enlistment period (this policy is due to change 1 August 2007, the new policy states that soldiers will be given 24 months between deployments of no more than 24 months, individual states have differing policies).

In December 1989, a contingent of 22 Military Policemen from the 1138th Military Police Company was in Panama on a two-week annual training when "Operation Just Cause" commenced. The MPs, who specialized in enemy prisoner of war operations, augmented the active duty force at Fort Clayton, taking enemy mortar and artillery fire when the invasion began. While serving in combat, the unit set up and operated the Empire Range EPW camp. The Missouri National Guard was the first National Guard unit to be called into active service since the end of Vietnam.

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Missouri National Guardsmen in September 2014
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 1175th Military Police Company maintain traffic control points on flooded roads in Missouri's Jefferson County area May 4, 2017. Missouri National Guard (34335529621).jpg
Missouri Army National Guardsmen of the 1175th Military Police Company maintain traffic control points on flooded roads in Missouri’s Jefferson County area May 4, 2017.

The 1138th was called upon once again to serve after the Invasion of Kuwait the following year. It was one of the first Guard units placed on alert status in August, 1990 but did not deploy until December, 1990. The Missouri Guard was the first Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) unit to deploy as part of the 400th MP Battalion. Eventually it set up and operated the 301st EPW Camp, near the Saudi Arabian city of Hafar al-Batin (Hotel 301). It returned to West Plains, Missouri in May 1991 with a hero's welcome.

In 2012, Missouri organized the Missouri State Defense Force to serve as Missouri's official state defense force and to augment the Missouri National Guard during stateside missions. [7] The Missouri State Defense Force was disbanded in 2022.

On August 18, 2014, in response to violent clashes which occurred during an imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri implemented after the killing of Michael Brown, Governor Jay Nixon issued an executive order deploying the Missouri National Guard to the city in order to "help restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson." [8]

Members of the 1138th Engineer Company participate in Exercise African Lion in Morocco, June of 2022 1138th Engineer Company in Morocco.jpg
Members of the 1138th Engineer Company participate in Exercise African Lion in Morocco, June of 2022

In January 2017 the 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade was deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve in Qatar.

In January 2021, Governor Mike Parson activated the Missouri National Guard to help administer COVID-19 vaccinations. [9]

In June 2022, the 1138th Engineer Company (Sapper) participated in Exercise African Lion in Morocco as part of US Africa Command.

On November 8, 2022, Amendment 5 was approved by Missouri voters [10] which separated the Missouri National Guard from the Department of Public Safety into its own department, the Missouri Department of the National Guard. [11] The amendment was placed on the ballot by the Missouri Legislature after being introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives by Representative Adam Schnelting. [12]

Thomas S. Zimmerman, of Springfield, Mo., is promoted to the rank of major by Brig. Gen. Michael B. Pace, commander of 35th Engineer Brigade, during a ceremony on Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Nov. 19. 35th Engineer Brigade Soldier promoted DVIDS66126.jpg
Thomas S. Zimmerman, of Springfield, Mo., is promoted to the rank of major by Brig. Gen. Michael B. Pace, commander of 35th Engineer Brigade, during a ceremony on Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Nov. 19.

Organization

Direct reporting unitsComponentLocation of headquarters
Missouri Joint Force HeadquartersArmy and Air National GuardJefferson City
110th Maneuver Enhancement BrigadeArmy National GuardKansas City
35th Infantry Division SSI.svg Combat Aviation Brigade, 35th Infantry Division Army National Guard Sedalia
35th Military Police BrigadeArmy National Guard Jefferson Barracks
USA - 35 Eng Bde.svg 35th Engineer Brigade Army National Guard Fort Leonard Wood
35th Infantry Division SSI.svg 35th Infantry DivisionArmy National GuardLexington
1107th Theater Aviation Support GroupArmy National GuardSpringfield
70th Troop Command Army National Guard Lebanon
Emblem - 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard.jpg 131st Bomb Wing Air National Guard Whiteman Air Force Base
139th Airlift Wing Emblem.svg 139th Airlift Wing Air National Guard Rosecrans Memorial Airport
Missouri Army National Guard Support ElementsArmy and Air National GuardVaries

The Missouri Army National Guard is authorized more than 11,500 soldiers and airman, Subordinate units within the Missouri National Guard include:

Missouri Army National Guard

Missouri Air National Guard

Source: Missouri Army National Guard 2021 Annual Report & MONG organization [13]

Decorations of the Missouri National Guard

Missouri National Guard State Awards:

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References

  1. Adjutant-General's Office 1902, p. 532.
  2. Adjutant-General's Office 1902, p. 518.
  3. "Missouri Militia Regiments - Spanish American War". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. Adjutant-General's Office 1902, p. 524.
  5. Adjutant-General's Office 1902, p. 531.
  6. "6th Missouri Volunteer Infantry, Company E". The Spanish-American War Centennial Website. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. Lupescu, Sarah E. "Missouri's Reserve Military Force holds first muster". The Missouri National Guard Official Website. Missouri National Guard Public Affairs Office. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  8. Hartmann, Margaret. "National Guard Deployed After Chaotic, Violent Night in Ferguson". NY Magazine. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  9. "Parson activates Missouri National Guard to help with administering COVID-19 vaccines". Fox 2. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  10. "Missouri Constitutional Amendment 5 Election Results: Create State Department of the National Guard". The New York Times. 2022-11-08. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  11. "Missouri Amendment 5, Department of the National Guard Amendment (2022)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  12. "Missouri House of Representatives - Bill Information for HJR116". house.mo.gov. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  13. Our Force, Missouri National Guard

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