Reserve Components
of the U.S. Military
&
The U.S. Army Reserve Components
 (U.S. Army Reserves)
 (Army National Guard)
The Reserve Components
 The reserve components of the United
States armed forces are military organizations
whose members, generally perform a minimum
of 39 days of military duty per year and who
augment the active duty (or full time) military
when necessary.
 The reserve components are also referred
to collectively as the Guard and Reserves.
The Reserve Components
The eight (8) reserve components of the U.S. military are:
1. Army Reserve (USAR)
2. Navy Reserve (USNR)
3. Marine Corps Reserve
4. Air Force Reserve
5. Coast Guard Reserve
6. Army National Guard of the United States (ARNG)
7. Air National Guard of the United States (ANG)
8. United States Public Health Service Reserve Corps
(*uniformed service, not an armed service)
Note: The Army National Guard of the United States & the Air National
Guard of the United States primarily fall under the National Guard of the
United States (NGB).
Civilian Axillaries
The civilian auxiliaries of the U.S. military are not considered to
be reserve components of the respective services but could
assist the military in peacetime or wartime; the exception is the
Coast Guard where upon determination by the Commandant
Auxiliary members become part of the temporary Reserve (per
the CG Authorization Act of 1996):
Civil Air Patrol, auxiliary to the Air Force
Coast Guard Auxiliary, auxiliary to the Coast Guard
Merchant Marine, auxiliary to the Navy
Military Auxiliary Radio System
During times of war, the Merchant Marine is classified as part
of the uniformed services & members obtain veteran status.
Purpose of the RC
According to Title 10 U.S. Code (USC), the purpose of
each reserve component is to provide trained units
and qualified persons available for active duty in
the armed forces, in time of war or national
emergency, and at such other times as the national
security may require, to fill the needs of the armed
forces whenever, during & after the period needed to
procure & train additional units & qualified persons to
achieve the planned mobilization, more units &
persons are needed than are in the regular
components.
History & Tradition
 The reserve components are the embodiment of the American tradition of
the citizen-soldier dating back to before the American Revolutionary War.
 They are regionally based & recruited (unlike their active duty
counterparts) and, in the case of the Army & Air National Guard, are the
organized state militias referred to in the U.S. Constitution.
 Members of the reserve components are generally required to perform, at
a minimum, 39 days of military service per year. This includes monthly
drill weekends (2 days x 12 months = 24 days) & 15 days of annual
training (giving rise to the old slogan “one weekend a month, two
weeks a year”).
 While organized, trained, & equipped nearly the same as the active duty,
the reserve components often have unique characteristics. This is
especially true of the National Guard, which performs both federal &
state missions. In addition, reserve components often operate under
special laws, regulations, and policies.
Reserves vs. National Guard
 The definition of the term “reserve” varies depending on the context
 In most respects, the Army National Guard & Air National Guard are very
similar to the Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve, respectively.
 The primary difference lies in the level of government to which they are
subordinated.
 The Army Reserve & Air Force Reserve are subordinated to the federal
government
 while the National Guards are subordinated to the various state
governments, except when called into federal service by the President of
the United States or as provided for by law.
 For example, the Kentucky Army National Guard & Kentucky Air National
Guard are subordinated to the state of Kentucky and report to the
Governor of Kentucky as their commander-in-chief.
Reserves vs. National Guard
 This unique relationship descends from the colonial & state militias that
served as a balance against a standing federal army, which many
Americans feared would threaten states’ rights. The militias were
organized into the present National Guard system with the Militia Act of
1903.
 Besides the theoretical check on federal power, the distinction between the
federal military reserves and the National Guard permits state
governors to use their personnel to assist in disaster relief and to
preserve law and order in times of crisis. I.E. “State Mission”
 The latter is permitted because the National Guard are not subject to the
restrictions of the Posse Comitatus Act unless they are under federal
jurisdiction. The restrictions, however, do apply to the 4 of the other 5
reserve components just as it does with their active duty military
counterparts. The U.S. Coast Guard & U.S. Coast Guard Reserve are not
subject to the restrictions of the Posse Comitatus Act because they are the
only Armed Force of the United States that is not part of the U.S.
Department of Defense (Department of Homeland Defense).
Reserves vs. National Guard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTq0SxWy9TQ
USAR:
there are NO combat arms USAR units, though formerly there
were a full range of armored, infantry, artillery, etc. units, to include two (2)
Special Forces Groups (11th & 12th). The USAR is mainly support and
training units. Typically, they are “called-up” as individuals instead of units. All
four (4) services have federally-owned Reserve components -- USAR, AF
Reserve, USMCR, and USNR.
ARNG:
There ARE combat arms units in the ARNG. The ARNG
includes almost all branches of the Army (depending on the State).
The National Guard is also both a source of economic importance (jobs,
building projects, etc) and prestige to the States, so any attempts to reform it
at all, much less consider taking it away from the states, are typically fought
tooth and nail by state governors, congressional delegations, and the National
Guard Association of the United States. Only the Army & Air Force have
National Guard components.
Reserve Categories
All members of a reserve component are
assigned to one of 3 reserve component
categories:
 The READY Reserve
 The STANDBY Reserve
 The RETIRED Reserve
READY Reserve
 The Ready Reserve comprises military members of the Reserve & National Guard,
organized in units or as individuals, liable for recall to active duty to augment the active
components in time of war or national emergency.
 The Ready Reserve consists of 3 reserve component subcategories:
1. The Selected Reserve consist of those units & individuals within the Ready Reserve
designated by their respective Services & approved by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff as so essential to initial wartime missions that they have priority over all other
Reserves. The Selected Reserve consists of additional sub-subcategories:
• Drilling Reservists/Troop Program Units (TPUs) .
• Training Pipeline (non-deployable account) .
• Individual Mobilization Augmentees (IMAs).
• Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) are National Guard or Reserve members of the
Selected Reserve who are ordered to active duty or full-time National Guard duty for
the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve
component units.
2. Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) personnel provide a manpower pool composed
principally of individuals having had training, having previously served in an active duty
component or in the Selected Reserve, and having some period of their military service
obligation (MSO) remaining.
3. Inactive National Guard (ING) are National Guard personnel in an inactive status in the
Ready Reserve, not in the Selected Reserve, attached to a specific National Guard unit,
who are required to muster once a year with their assigned unit but do not participate in
training activities. On mobilization, ING members mobilize with their units.
STANDBY Reserve
 The Standby Reserve consists of personnel who maintain their affiliation
without being in the Ready Reserve, who have been designated key civilian
employees, or who have a temporary hardship or disability. They are not
required to perform training & are not part of units but create a pool of trained
individuals who could be mobilized if necessary to fill manpower needs in
specific skills.
 Active Status List are those Standby Reservists temporarily assigned
for hardship or other cogent reason; those not having fulfilled their military
service obligation or those retained in active status when provided for by
law; or those members of Congress & others identified by their employers
as “key personnel” & who have been removed from the Ready Reserve
because they are critical to the national security in their civilian
employment.
 Inactive Status List are those Standby Reservists who are not
required by law or regulation to remain in an active program & who retain
their Reserve affiliation in a non-participating status, and those who have
skills which may be of possible future use to the Armed Force concerned.
RETIRED Reserve
The Retired Reserve consists of all Reserve officers
and enlisted personnel who receive retired pay on the
basis of active duty and/or reserve service; all
Reserve officers and enlisted personnel who are
otherwise eligible for retired pay but have not reached
age 60, who have not elected discharge, and are not
voluntary members of the Ready or Standby Reserve;
and other retired reservists under certain conditions.
MSG (Retired) Lee & COL (Retired) Alexander
Mobilization
Individual service members or entire units of the reserve components may be called
into active duty (also referred to as mobilized, activated, or called up), under several
conditions:
 Full Mobilization requires a declaration of war or national emergency by the U.S.
Congress, affects all reservists (including those on inactive status & retired members),
& may last until 6 months after the war or emergency for which it was declared.
 Partial Mobilization requires a declaration of national emergency, affects only the
Ready Reserve, & is limited to a maximum of one million personnel activated for no
more than 2 years.
 Presidential Reserve Call-Ups do not require a declaration of national emergency
but require the President to notify Congress and is limited to 200,000 Selected
Reservists and 30,000 Individual Ready Reservists for up to 270 days.
 The 15-Day Statute allows individual service secretaries to call up the Ready Reserves for up
to 15 days per year for annual training or operational missions.
 RC Volunteers may request to go on active duty regardless of their reserve component
category, but the state governors must approve activating National Guard personnel.
Mobilization
 Members of the National Guard (Army & Air), operate
under Title 32 of the United States Code under normal
circumstances.
 However, once they are MOBILIZED, they then fall under
Title 10 of the U.S. Code and therefore are subject to ALL
the rules & regulations of the Active Duty services,
including the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
 Mobilizations can occur for:
 entire UNITS or
 for specific INDIVIDUALS.
 Mobilizations are for specified periods/lengths.
National Guard Bureau
GEN Frank J. Grass, USA
Chief of NGB
Sept 2012 - present
The National Guard Bureau (NGB) is the federal instrument responsible
for the administration of the National Guard of the United States established
by the United States Congress as a joint bureau of the Department of the
Army and the Department of the Air Force.
It was created by the Militia Act of 1903. This was changed by the 2008
National Defense Authorization Act, which elevated the National Guard to a
joint function of the Department of Defense. This act also elevated the Chief
of the National Guard Bureau from Lieutenant General (3-Stars) to General
(4-Stars) with the appointment of General Craig R. McKinley, U.S. Air
Force. The National Guard Bureau holds a unique status as both a staff
and operation agency & now holds a seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Directors, Army & Air NG
Both Directors are
career National Guard
Officers.
Both previously served
as Adjutant Generals or
Assistant AG’s of
States
Ingram = North Carolina
Clarke = Alabama
LTG William E. Ingram Jr.
LTG Stanley E. Clarke III
National Guard Bureau
There is a major difference between
ADMINISTRATIVE control & COMMAND !?
U.S. Army Reserve (USAR)
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is the federal reserve
force of the United States Army.
Together, the Army Reserve & the Army National Guard constitute the
reserve components (RC) of the United States Army.
The Army Reserve was formed 23 April 1908 to provide a reserve of
medical officers to the Army. After the WW I, under the National
Defense Act on 4 June 1920, Congress reorganized the U.S. land
forces by authorizing a Regular Army, a National Guard, and an
Organized Reserve (Officers Reserve Corps and Enlisted Reserve
Corps) of unrestricted size, which later became the Army Reserve.
USAR Components
 Office of the Chief, Army Reserve (OCAR) at The Pentagon,
Washington, DC
OCAR provides the Chief, Army Reserve (CAR) with a staff of functional
advisors who develop & execute Army Reserve plans, policies & programs,
plus administer Army Reserve personnel, operations & funding. The CAR is
responsible for plans, policies & programs affecting all USAR Soldiers,
including those who report directly to the Army. OCAR is composed of
specialized groups that advise & support the CAR on a wide variety of issues.
 U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) at Ft. Bragg, NC
Through USARC, the CAR commands all Army Reserve units. USARC is
responsible for the staffing, training, management & deployment of its units to
ensure their readiness for Army missions. The Army Reserve which consists
of three main categories of units: operational & functional, support, and
training. Due to Base Realignment & Closure Act, the HQ of USAR has moved
to Ft. Bragg.
Chief, Army Reserve
LTG Jeffrey W. Talley
The Chief, Army Reserve (CAR) is responsible for plans, policies &
programs affecting all Army Reserve Soldiers, including those who report
directly to the Army & also commands ALL Army Reserve units.
The Office of the Chief, Army Reserve (OCAR) is made up of specialized
groups that advise and support the CAR on a wide variety of issues.
The United States Army Reserve (USAR) is the federal reserve force of the
United States Army.
USAR Operational Commands
3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MDSC) at Fort Gillem, GA
7th Civil Support Command at Kaiserslautern, Germany
11th Aviation Command (Theater) at Fort Knox, KY
79th Sustainment Support Command at Los Alaminitos, CA
143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (ESC) at Orlando, FL
200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade, MD
311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) (ESC) at Los Angeles, CA
335th Signal Command (Theater) at East Point, GA
377th Sustainment Command (Theater) (TSC) at Belle Chasse, LA
412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) at Vicksburg, MS
416th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) at Darien, IL
807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) (MDSC) at Salt Lake, UT
U.S.A.R. Medical Command (AR-MEDCOM) at Pinellas Park, FL
Military Intelligence Readiness Command (MIRC) at Fort Belvoir, VA
U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command –
Airborne (USACAPOC-A) at Fort Bragg, NC
U.S.A.R. Joint and Special Troops Support Command
USAR Support Commands
1st Mission Support Command at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico
63rd Regional Support Command "Blood and Fire" at Moffett Field, CA
81st Regional Support Command "Wildcat Division" at Fort Jackson, SC
85th Support Command "Custer Division" at Arlington Heights, IL
87th Support Command "The Golden Acorn Division" at Birmingham, AL
88th Regional Support Command "The Blue Devils" at Fort McCoy, WI
99th Regional Support Command "Checkerboard" at Fort Dix, NJ
Army Reserve Careers Division at Fort McPherson, GA
85th Support Command
“Custer Division”
(AC/RC Training)
1st Army
USAR Training Commands
Training commands, institutional
75th Training Command (Battle Command Training Division) at Houston, TX
80th Training Command (TASS) "Blue Ridge Division" at Richmond, VA
84th Training Command "Lincoln County Division" at Fort McCoy, WI
108th Training Command (Individual Entry Training) at Charlotte, NC
166th Aviation Brigade at Fort Hood, TX
Training support commands
First United States Army East at Fort Meade, Maryland
First United States Army West at Fort Carson, Colorado
Army National Guard
The Army National Guard is composed primarily of traditional Guardsmen -civilians who serve their country, state & community on a part-time basis
(usually one (1) weekend each month & two (2) weeks during the summer.)
Army National Guard
 The National Guard has a unique dual mission that consists of both
Federal and State roles.
 For state missions, the governor, through the state Adjutant General
(TAG), commands Guard forces.
 The governor can call the National Guard into action during local or
statewide emergencies, such as storms, fires, earthquakes or civil
disturbances.
 In addition, the President of the United States can activate the National
Guard for participation in federal missions.
 Examples of federal activations include Guard units deployed to Kosovo
and the Sinai for stabilization operations, and units deployed to the Middle
East and other locations in the war on terrorism. When federalized, Guard
units are commanded by the Combatant Commander of the theatre in which
they are operating.
KENTUCKY National Guard
KYARNG
JFHQ-KY
Maj Gen Tonini
HHD / JFHQ
KYARNG TS CMD (WHFRTC)
KYARNG RR Command
176/177/178 FFTG
41st WMD-CST
149th MEB
63rd AV Bde
138th FA Bde
238th Training Regiment
75th Troop Command
1st Bn (GS), 238th RGT
HHC/149th MEB
HHC
HHB
1-149th INFANTRY Bn
B(-)/351st ASB (AVIM)
138th Signal CO
2113th Trans Co (MED)
HHC
B/2-147th AV (UH-60)
1/623d FA Bn MLRS)
307th Maint Co (-)
A Company
DET 11 OSA (C-12)
HHB
133rd MPAD (PA)
B Company
DET 3/H/171 AV (C-23)
A Battery
202nd Army Band
C Company
C(-)/1-136th AVN (OH-58)
B Battery
1163d Med Co
D Company
C/1-169th AVN (MEDEVAC)
C Battery
KyNG MEDCOM
1149th Forward Support Co
1204th ASB
203rd FWD SPT Co
201st EN Bn
149th SIGNAL Co
A/1204th ASB
751st Troop Command (TC)
2/138th FA Bn
HHC
Detachments/20th SFB
HHB
149th EN Co (-)
149th BSB
A Battery
577th EN Co
HHD/149th BSB)
B Battery
207th EN Co
A/149th BSB
C Battery
B/149th BSB
2138th SPT Co
198th MP Bn
206th EN Bn
HHC
103rd BSB
130th EN Co
HHD
HHC
206th SAPPER Co
223rd MP Co
A Company
118th EN Haul Plt
438th MP Co
B Company
103rd CM Bn
940th MP Co
301st CM Co
617th MP Co
299th CM Co
1103d MP Det
2123rd Trans Co (HET)
Ft. Knox
751st Troop Cmd
MATES
Louisville
Fairgrounds Armory
FMS 8
149th HHC MEB
149th Signal Co
SVC 2-138th FA BN
2138th SPT Co – FY11
Det HHC 38th DISCOM
Louisville
Buechel Armory
HQS 198th MP BN
223rd MP Co (-)
Det 1 301st
Air Guard Base
Det 1Spt Co 20th SF GRP
Det 2 Spt Co 1/20th SFG
Det 1 Spt Co 2/20th SFG
Det 1 Spt Co 3/20th SFG
41st CST
Standiford Field
123d TAW
Owensboro
HHC 206th EN BN
A Co 206th EN Co
Co B 206th EN
Co C 206th EN
HSC & FSC 206th EN
Frankfort
Boone Nat. Guard Ctr
JFHQ-KY
Det 1 JFHQ-KY
Det 2 HHD MAC
CSMS
Co B 103rd BSB
63rd Theatre AVN BDE
Co C 1-376th AV
Co B (-) 351st ASB
Co B 2-147th AV
Det 1 HHC 2-147th AV
Det 1 Co D 2-147th AV
Det 1 Co E 2-147th AV
Det 2 Co C 1-169th AV
Det 5 Co D 1-169th AV
Det 5 Co E 1-169th AV
1988 Contract Team
202nd Band
133rd MPAD
1809 JAG Tm
Frankfort
Capital City Airport
Det 11 OSACOM
Det 3 Co H 171st AV
Walton
940th MP Co (-)
118th EN Team (Haul)
Lexington
FMS 3
HHB 138th Fires Bde
138th Signal Co
HHB 2-138th FA BN
Elizabethtown
Det 2 203rd SPT Co
1
Richmond
617th MP Co (-)
2123rd Trans Co
HHD 103rd CM BN
75th Troop Cmd
FMS 4
Independence
HHC 1204th ASB
Co A 1204th ASB
Cynthiana
149th EN Co (-)
Maysville
299th CM Co
Carrollton
Btry A 2-138th FA BN
NGAKY Bldg.
R&R Cmd
Carrollton
CARROLL
Shelbyville
1163rd Med Co
GRANT
Williamstown
Owenton
OWEN
Congressional Districts
Bluegrass Station AVON
KYARNG MED CMD (-)
138th Signal Co(temp chg)
2
4
5
6
Olive Hill
Det 1 149th EN Co
Ashland
FMS 1
HSC 201st EN (MOD)
201st FSC
Carlisle
Btry B 2-138th FA BN
Morehead
301st CM Co (-)
BRACKEN
MASON
Maysville
ROBERTSON
Mt. Olive
3
LEWIS
Greenup
GREENUP
Prestonsburg
577th Sapper Co (-)
Vanceburg
BOYD
FLEMING
Grayson
Cattlesttsburg
CARTER
Bardstown
NICHOLAS Flemingsburg
Btry C 2-138th FA BN
Carlisle
Brandenburg
Pikeville
FRANKLIN Georgetown BOURBON
Det 1, 617th MP Co
ROWAN
Leitchfield
203rd FSC(-)
Frankfort
SHELBY
Louisville
Paris
BATH
Louisa
Morehead ELLIOTT
Det 1 Co A 206 EN
Det 1, MEDCOM
1123rd Sapper Co (-)
JEFFERSON
Shelbyville
Madisonville
Det
1 577th Sapper Co
Sandy Hook
WOODOwingsville
LAWRENCE
Lexington
130th Eng Co (-)
FORD
Versailles FAYETTE
SPENCER
ANDERSON
Shepardsville Taylorsville Lawrenceburg
CLARK
MENIFEE MORGAN
Brandenburg
Winchester
BULLIT
Frenchburg West Liberty
Marion
MEADE
Det 2 Co A 206 EN
JOHNSON
JESSAMINE
POWELL
Paintsville MARTIN
Inez
Det 1 1123rd Sapper Co
NELSON
MERCER
Stanton
WOLFE
MAGOFFIN
BRECK. Co
HENDERSON
Bardstown
Springfield Harrodsburg
Richmond
Campton
Salyersville
HARDIN
Henderson
DAVIESS
WASHINGTON
MADISON
ESTILL
Prestonsburg
UNION
LEE
Owensboro
Hardingsburg
Elizabethtown
BOYLE
Irvine
Morganfield
Danville
Beattyville
Jackson
FLOYD
PIKE
LARUE
WEBSTER
MARION
Benton
McLEAN
OHIO
BREATHITT
Lebanon
LINCOLN
Pikeville
Co A (-) 149 BSB (Distro)
Hodgenville
JACKSON
KNOTT
Dixon
Calhoun
GRAYSON
Stanford
Booneville
Mt. Vernon
Hartford
Leitchfield
CRITTENDEN
OWSLEY
TAYLOR
PERRY
CASEY
ROCKCASTLE
McKee
Hindman
Campbellsville
HOPKINS
HART
Marion
Liberty
Hazard
GREEN
Paducah
Madisonville
Morgantown EDMONSON
Munfordville
MUHLENBERG
LAUREL
CLAY
2113rd Trans
BUTLER
Brownsville
Greensburg
LETCHER
FMS 12
Greenville
Somerset
Manchester
Whitesburg
CALDWELL
LESLIE
ADAIR
London
BALLARD
Paducah
Princeton
WARREN
BARREN
Columbia RUSSELL
Hyden
PULASKI
Jackson
Wickliffe
Eddyville
CHRISTIAN
McCRACKEN
Jamestown
FMS 6
LYON
KNOX
METCALFE
TODD
LOGAN
Bowling Green
Glasgow
Det 1 207th EN Co
HARLAN
Edmonton
Barbourville
CARLISLE
GRAVES
Benton
Monticello
Harlan
TRIGG
CUMBERLAND
WHITLEY
Bardwell
MARSHALL
Elton
Russellville
BELL
Hopkinsville
SIMPSON
ALLEN
Burkesville
WAYNE
Cadiz
CLINTON
HICKMAN
Mayfield
Franklin
Scottsville
MONROE
Albany
Whitley City
Williamsburg
Middlesboro
CALLOWAY
Clinton
Tompkinsville
McCREARY
Hazard
Murray
207th EN Co (-)
FULTON Hickman
Russellville
Glasgow
Tompkinsville
Det 1 307th CRC
FMS 9
Monticello
Williamsburg
Btry A 1-623rd FA BN
Middlesboro
HHB 1-623rd FA BN
Btry C 1-623rd FA BN
Det 1 HHC 1-149th IN BN
(Weapons Co) D Co 1-149th IN BN
Ravenna
Hopkinsville
Det 1 203rd SPT Co
No change / Complete
Co C 1-149th IN BN
Det 1 Co A 149 BSB (Distro)
Somerset
Danville
th
Bowling Green
Det 2 HHC 1-149 IN BN
London
Co A 103rd BSB
Murray
Unit J’s out
th IN BN
FMS
10
Co
B
1-149
FMS
2
Harlan
438th MP Co
HHD 149 BSB
1149th FSC
Co A 1-149th IN BN
Unit converts in FY 10
Greenville
B Co 149th SMC
Springfield
Barbourville
rd
th
KY ARNG Tng Site
Det 1 223 MP Co
Det 1 130 Eng Co
Campbellsville
th IN BN
HHC(-)
1-149
Unit converts in FY 11
176th FTTG
613th En (FAC)
Btry B 1-623rd FA BN
Disney Tng Site
177th FTTG
441st Survey & Design Tm.
New Unit in FY 12
178th FTTG
Harrodsburg
rd
Central City
UTES 2
1103 MP Det
New Unit in FY 10
307th CRC (-)
238th Regt
HHC 103rd BSB
KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD
Det 2 MED CMD
New Unit in FY 11
Unit Armory Locations
3123 Asphalt Tm
KG-J3
{ Future Changes }
As of August 2010
HENRY
OLDHAM
Henderson
Det 2 307th CRC
Arrows denote units converting to other
organizational make-ups and/or locations
LaGrange
New Castle
HARRISON
Cynthiana
SCOTT
Louisville (co-located on airport)
123rd Mission Support Group
• 123rd Civil Engineering Squadron
• 123rd Security Forces Squadron
• 123rd Communications Squadron
• 123rd Logistics Readiness
Squadron
• 123rd Force Support Squadron
123rd Operations Group
• 123rd Special Tactics Squadron
• 165th Airlift Squadron
• 123rd Airlift Control Flight
• 123rd Operations Support Flight
123rd Medical Group
• Family Readiness and Support
123rd Maintenance Group
• 123rd Maintenance Squadron
• 123rd Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron
• 123rd Maintenance Ops Flight
123rd Contingency Response
Group
• 123rd Global Mobility Squadron
• 123rd Global Mobility Readiness
Squadron
Top White House official honors 123rd Airlift Wing for rare 15th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
3/25/2012 - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- One of President Barack Obama's top advisors praised the Kentucky Air National Guard for superior achievement March 18,
calling the organization "second to none" during a ceremony honoring the 123rd Airlift Wing for winning a nearly unprecedented 15th Air Force Outstanding Unit
Award.
Also recognized were Kentucky Air National Guard Headquarters, which accepted its 9th Air Force Organizational Excellence Award; and the 123rd Special
Tactics Squadron, which received an Air Force Meritorious Unit Award from Air Force Special Operations Command.
"It is indeed a pleasure for me to be here and recognize the great accomplishments of the more than 1,200 Citizen-Airmen in the Kentucky Air National Guard,"
said Richard Reed, special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for resilience policy. "The missions you perform are critically
important to ensuring our nation's security, defense and disaster response, both at home and abroad."
The 123rd Airlift Wing's 15th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is especially noteworthy, Reed told an audience of more than 1,000 Airmen who packed a
hangar at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base. Research indicates that only three other units have ever earned 15 AFOUAs.
"This level of achievement is a testament to the 123rd Airlift Wing's rich legacy of service and excellence, dating back to your founding in 1947," he said. "With
six Distinguished Flying Unit Plaques, three Metcalf Trophies, three 15th Air Force Solano Trophies and three Spaatz Trophies, the 123rd Airlift Wing is among
the most -- if not the most -- decorated units in the United States Air Force.
"That heritage of excellence continues today. Your recent accomplishments show a dedication to mission performance that is really unsurpassed. Whether
supporting the war overseas or defense of the homeland in the United States, you are always there."
During the award period, which ran from October 2009 to September 2011, the wing deployed 741 personnel to 32 locations in 21 countries. Many were in direct
combat or combat-support missions, including 150 Airmen who deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, with five of the unit's C-130 aircraft to fly airlift
missions in support of Operation Enduing Freedom. Those Airmen logged an unprecedented 100 percent mission-capable rate while flying 3,600 sorties that
transported 41,000 passengers and moved 13,500 tons of cargo, including 3.5 million pounds of airdropped materiel. They also broke multiple monthly records
for overall combat airdrops and amount of cargo moved in theater.
Members of the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron deployed to Bagram, too, completing more than $300 million in base construction projects in six months,
including a fully functional Air Mobility Command passenger terminal and the first permanent C-130 maintenance hangar.
In a novel concept, the wing deployed 17 Airmen to Afghanistan for Agribusiness Development Teams 1 and 2, fostering the creation of a sustainable agriculture
economy and boosting income for 1,400 Afghan raisin vineyards by 50 percent in less than 6 months. One of the wing's officers was later selected as
commander of ADT 3 -- the first time an Air Guardsman has led an agribusiness development team. That group of 60 Army and Air National Guardsmen
coordinated Afghanistan's first-ever commercial mulberry harvest in the Panshir Valley, producing 75 metric tons of mulberries and netting about $45,000 for
local farmers.
http://www.123aw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123295244
Paktia Province, Afghanistan, March 4, 2002
Operation Enduring Freedom, the military action against Taliban and al-Qaida forces in Afghanistan, was the catalyst for the largest
mobilization of Air National Guard personnel since the Korean War. It also marked the first time that Air National Guard ground units,
particularly pararescue personnel and air combat controllers, were used to support joint ground combat operations.
As part of Enduring Freedom, in March 2002 a joint military operation named "Anaconda" was mounted in Paktia province to
surround and defeat Taliban forces hiding in the area. On the third day of Operation Anaconda an Army MH-47E Chinook helicopter
was fired upon as it attempted to land on a ridge on Takur Ghar mountain. Taking heavy fire, the helicopter lurched and attempted to
take-off to extricate itself from the field of fire. When the Chinook lurched, one of the Navy SEALs on board, Petty Officer First Class
Neil C. Roberts, fell from the rear ramp. Too damaged to return for Petty Officer Roberts, the Chinook landed further down the
mountain.
A second MH-47E attempted to land and rescue Roberts, but it too was fired upon and forced to leave the immediate area. The third
MH-47E to attempt a landing on what became known as Roberts’ Ridge was hit with automatic weapons fire and rocket-propelled
grenades while still 20 feet in the air. The helicopter, containing an Army Ranger Team and Technical Sergeant Keary Miller, a
Combat Search and Rescue Team Leader from the 123d Special Tactics Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard, hit the
ground hard. Within seconds, one helicopter crewman, the right door gunner, was killed, as were three Army Rangers. The 17-hour
ordeal that followed would result in the loss of seven American lives, including Petty Officer Roberts.
Technical Sergeant Miller not only managed to drag the wounded helicopter pilot to safety, but also orchestrated the establishment of
multiple casualty collection points. In between treating the wounded, Miller set up the distribution of ammunition for the Army
Rangers who were taking the fight to the enemy. For his extraordinary life-saving efforts while putting himself in extreme danger
under enemy fire, Technical Sergeant Miller was awarded the Silver Star by the U.S. Navy, one of the few members of the Air
National Guard to be so honored.
Full-Time (“active-duty”)
Opportunities
in the Reserve Component
 You can get a full-time job (duty position) with either the
National Guard or Reserves.
 You can actually have a full-time career in the ARNG or
USAR; just like being on Active Duty.
 There are a variety of kinds & types of positions.
“Active Duty” Opportunities
 Active Guard Reserve (AGR).
 Military Technician (MIL-TECH).
 Department of the Army Civilian (DAC).
 Active Duty Special Work or Operational
Support (ADSW/ADOS).
 Mobilize & Deploy.
AGR Opportunities
Active Guard Reserve (AGR), also known as "Active Guard & Reserve“
 refers to a U.S. Army & U.S. Air Force federal military program.
 places ARNG & USAR soldiers & Air National Guard & Air Force Reserve
airmen on federal active duty status under Title 10 U.S.C., Title 14 U.S.C.,
or full-time National Guard duty under Title 32 U.S.C. 502(f) for a period of
180 consecutive days or greater in order to provide full-time support to
National Guard & Reserve organizations for the purpose of leading,
organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or training the Reserve
Components.
In the KYARNG, every Company-level armory (unit) typically has 3 AGR:
1. Readiness NCO (E-6/E-7).
2. Admin NCO (E-5/E-6).
3. Supply NCO (E-5/E-6).
At the Battalion-level, there are upwards of 20-25 positions.
“Mil-Tech” & DAC Opportunities
MILITARY TECHNICIAN (“Mil-Tech):
 A Federal Military Technician (dual status) is a Federal civilian employee
who is employed under section 3101 of Title 5 or section 709 (b) of Title 32.
 They are required as a condition of that employment to maintain
membership in the National Guard.
 Military Technicians are assigned to a civilian position as a technician in the
administration & training of the National Guard or in the maintenance & repair
of supplies or equipment issued to the National Guard or the armed forces.
 They are paid on a “civilian” salary/wage scale, NOT a military scale.
However, they typically wear their military uniform (can’t tell the difference
between an AGR & a Mil-Tech at work).
Department of the Army Civilian (DAC): Anyone can apply. Does NOT
have to be a member of the military.
ADSW / ADOS Opportunities
 Active Duty Special Work (ADSW) is a special method of
obtaining operational support personnel on a limited basis.
 Typically limited to enlisted personnel.
 By policy, ADSW tours are normally limited to 179 days or
less in one fiscal year (Tours exceeding 180 days are
accountable against active duty end strength).
 These positions are cyclical and are often available during
surge periods, but many are available year-round.
 Find out about these opportunities from your unit!
This is the website to use to find
FEDERAL jobs & positions,
to include DAC, AGR & Mil-Tech