The North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) is North Carolina's principal military force. The force is equipped by the federal government and jointly maintained subject to the call of either.[1] The professional head of the North Carolina Army National Guard is the Adjutant General.
History
The North Carolina National Guard, or Carolina militia as it was originally known, was born from the Carolina Charter of 1663. The charter gave to the Proprietors the right "to Leavy Mufter and Trayne all sortes of men of what Conditon or wherefoever borne in the said Province for the tyme being".[2]
Structure
The North Carolina Army National Guard is organized into six major commands. These units come under supervision of the Adjutant General in time of peace, and automatically become part of his command when they are first ordered into active service in the active military services of the United States in case of emergency:[3]
North Carolina. National Guard. (2015). "Our Organization". North Carolina National Guard. United States. National Guard Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
Doubler, Michael D. (2001). I Am The Guard: A History of the Army National Guard, 1636-2000. Department of the Army Pamhlet No. 130-1. Washington: GPO. ISBN0-16-066449-7.