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This listing of infantry battalions of the
Army National Guard from 1959 is organized by regiment.
The
Pentomic reorganization of the
United States Army in 1957 eliminated the infantry regiment as a combat unit, and was extended to units of the
Army National Guard in 1959. To perpetuate unit heritage, infantry battle groups were assigned to a parent regiment under the
Combat Arms Regimental System. Such parent regiments provided a basis for continuing military traditions despite frequent reorganizations. Unlike those of the
Regular Army, the parent regiments of the Army National Guard perpetuate the military heritage associated with a specific geographical area in line with the roots of the National Guard in state militia forces. The lowest numbered or lettered active unit of the regiment retains custody of regimental colors, awards, and other memorabilia.[1]
In 1989 and again in 1991, it was written that the
Center for Military History was planning to publish Army Lineage Series: Infantry Part II: Army National Guard and Army Reserve.[2]
Infantry Regiments of the United States Army National Guard 1959–present
Company E, 65th Infantry (1971–1980) –
Ranger company[4][5][6]
2nd Battalion, 65th Infantry (1978–1992)
69th Infantry (New York Army National Guard) – Redesignated from 165th Infantry 1963 and converted to 69th Air Defense Artillery 1993, reverted to 69th Infantry 1996[7][8]
1st Battalion, 69th Infantry (1963–1993) – Part of the
42nd Infantry Division, reorganized as 1st Battalion, 69th Air Defense Artillery 1993
1st Battalion, 69th Infantry (1996–present) – Reorganized from 1st Battalion, 69th Air Defense Artillery, part of the 42nd Infantry Division
2nd Battalion, 69th Infantry (1963–1975) – Part of the 42nd Infantry Division
1st Battalion, 107th Infantry (1963–1991) – Eliminated 1991.[22] Consolidated with HHC of 107th Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division to become 107th Support Group.
2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry (1971–present) – HQ
Utica, part of the
27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, has companies and detachments stationed in eight Upstate New York towns.[26]
2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry (1975–1995) – Organized 1975 as part of
2nd Brigade, 28th Infantry Division from support units when the division returned to being an all-Pennsylvania unit.[31][32] Reorganized as mechanized battalion 1994.[33] Inactivated 1995 with some elements redesignated as part of 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry and 1st Battalion, 112th Infantry.[34][35]
113th Infantry (New Jersey Army National Guard) - 113th and 215th Armored Infantry Battalions consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 1 March 1959 as the 113th Infantry, a parent regiment under CARS, to consist of the 1st and 2nd Armored Rifle Battalions, elements of the 50th Armored Division. The regiment was reorganized on 31 January 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, elements of the 50th Armored Division; on 1 July 1975 it added a 3rd Battalion, also an element of the 50th Armored Division; on 16 October 1984 it dropped the 1st Battalion, 2nd and 3rd Battalions remaining with the 50th AD; withdrawn from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the
United States Army Regimental System on 1 May 1989. On 1 September 1991 it was reorganized to consist of the 2nd Battalion, an element of the 50th Armored Division. The 2nd Battalion was reorganized over to the
42nd Infantry Division on 1 September 1993. The regiment was redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 113th Infantry Regiment. In 2012 the single remaining battalion of the regiment was assigned to the
50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, NJ ARNG.
1st Battalion, 115th Infantry (1963–2006) – HHC
Silver Spring.[41] Members of Company B transferred to Company B, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry.[42]
2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry (1963–1968) – HHC
Salisbury, converted to 115th Military Police Battalion[43]
2nd Battalion, 115th Infantry (1985–2006) – HHC
Chestertown. Redesignated from elements of 2nd Battalion, 175th Infantry, part of 3rd Brigade,
29th Infantry Division (Light).[44] Consolidated into 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry.[45]
1st Battalion, 123rd Infantry (1968–1999) – Converted 1968 from elements of 1st Battalion, 126th Armor. HHC
Bloomington,[66] converted from mechanized to air assault 1996.[67] Inactivated 1999.[68]
126th Infantry (Michigan Army National Guard) – Consolidated 1999 with 246th Armor to become 126th Armor, Converted to 126th Cavalry 2007, returned to 126th Infantry 2016[72]
1st Battle Group, 126th Infantry (1959–1963)
2nd Battle Group, 126th Infantry (1959–1963)
1st Battalion, 126th Infantry (1963–1968)
2nd Battalion, 126th Infantry (1963–1968)
3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry (1963–1999)
3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry (2016–present) – Converted from 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry 2016, part of
32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team
1st Battalion, 129th Infantry (1963–1976) – HHC
Rock Falls and
Dixon,[79] with 1st Brigade, 33rd Infantry Division.[80] To 66th Brigade, 47th Infantry Division 1968.[66] Inactivated 1976.[81]
2nd Battalion, 129th Infantry (1963–1992) – HHC Sycamore, with 1st Brigade, 33rd Infantry Division.[82] To
Selected Reserve Force 3rd Brigade, 33rd Infantry Division 1965, which became 33rd Infantry Brigade (Separate) 1968.[66] By 1968 HHC at
Joliet, where it remained until battalion reflagged as 1st Battalion, 131st Infantry 1992.[83]
1st Battalion, 131st Infantry (1963–1992) – HHC Chicago, inactivated 1992.[83] Company A at
Woodstock retained its letter and became part of 1st Battalion,
178th Infantry.[87][88]
1st Battalion, 131st Infantry (1992–2006) – HHC Joliet, reflagged 1992 from 2nd Battalion, 129th Infantry.[83] Eliminated 2006, Company D at
Pontiac converted to Troop A of the newly formed 2nd Squadron,
106th Cavalry.[89]
134th Infantry (Nebraska Army National Guard) – Lineage consolidated into 167th Cavalry 2003, latter renumbered
134th Cavalry 2005[91]
1st Battle Group, 134th Infantry (1959–1963)
2nd Battle Group, 134th Infantry (1959–1963)
1st Battalion, 134th Infantry (1963–2001) – HHC
Omaha. Inactivated 2001 during conversion of
67th Infantry Brigade to 67th Area Support Group with elements converted to chemical and transportation units.[92]
2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry (1963–1995) – HHC Lincoln.[93] Eliminated 1995 under budget cuts with personnel divided between 1st Battalion, 134th Infantry and 1st Squadron, 167th Cavalry.[94]
135th Infantry (Minnesota Army National Guard) - the 135th Infantry was organized and was federally recognized on 16 January 1953 with headquarters at Mankato, Minnesota. Released on 2 December 1954 from active Federal service and reverted to state control. Federal recognition was concurrently withdrawn from the 135th Infantry. Reorganized on 22 February 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battle Groups, elements of the 47th Infantry Division. Reorganized on 1 April 1963 to consist of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions, elements of the 47th Infantry Division. 1 February 1968 it was reorganized once again to consist of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, elements of the 47th Infantry Division. Transferred from CARS and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System on 30 November 1988. 1st and 2nd Battalions, 135th Infantry were relieved on 10 February 1991 from assignment to the 47th Infantry Division and assigned to the 34th Infantry Division. Reorganized on 1 September 1992 to consist of the 2nd Battalion; thereafter part of a brigade of the 34th Infantry Division.
2nd Battle Group, 137th Infantry (1959–1963) – HHC
Kansas City, part of the 35th Infantry Division.[103]
1st Battalion, 137th Infantry (1963–1992) – HHC Wichita, inactivated during 1992 budget cuts, with several companies realigned under other Kansas units.[104]
2nd Battalion, 137th Infantry (1963–present) – HHC Kansas City, consolidated with 1st Battalion, 635th Armor 2008 to become combined arms battalion.[105] Aligned with
155th Armored Brigade Combat Team for training 2012.[106]
3rd Battalion, 137th Infantry (1967–1976) – HHC
Iola, reorganized from the 195th Engineer Group. Part of
69th Infantry Brigade, converted to the 891st Engineer Battalion.[107]
1st Battalion, 138th Infantry (1963–1974) – HHC
St. Louis, reorganized as mechanized infantry 1968.[108] Relocated to
Jefferson Barracks 1971 and converted to 1138th Engineer Battalion 1974.[109][110]
149th Infantry (Kentucky Army National Guard) – Converted 1964 from 1st Medium Tank Battalion, 123rd Armor, broken up 1968, returned to 149th Infantry 1974[129]
1st Battalion, 149th Infantry (1964–1968) – Converted to 149th Military Police Battalion 1968
1st Battalion, 151st Infantry (1963–present) - Airborne Battalion(1965-1967), Constituted airborne personnel into Company D & E 151st Infantry (LRP)[116][132]
2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry (1963–1967)
2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry (1977–present)
Company D, 151st Infantry (1967–1977) –
Ranger Company,[4][6] constituted Co D 75th Infantry (1959) consolidated Troop A, 1st Squadron,
238th Cavalry.[133][134]
Company E, 151st Infantry (1967–1971) –
Ranger Company,[4][135] Consolidated with Company D, 151st Infantry.[134]
4th Battalion, 156th Infantry (1991–1993) – Activated 1991 from excess personnel of the 527th and 528th Engineer Battalions[141] as a mechanized battalion of the
36th Brigade, 49th Armored Division.[142] Eliminated under Fiscal Year 1992 budget cuts.[143]
2nd Battalion, 159th Infantry (1963–2000) – HHC
San Jose, became elements of 49th Combat Support Command,[147] lineage of 159th to 980th Quartermaster Battalion[148]
3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry (2016–present) – HHC Kent, converted from 1st Squadron,
303rd Cavalry when the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team became the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team[152]
1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry (1963–2006) – HHC Portland, part of 2nd Brigade, 41st Infantry Division.[156] By 1965 HHC moved to
Forest Grove when the battalion became part of the
Selected Reserve Force41st Infantry Brigade.[157] Became part of 41st Infantry Brigade (Separate) in 1968 when division eliminated.[158] Eliminated 2006 with subordinate companies converted to elements of 2nd Battalion,
218th Field Artillery or redesignated under 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry and 1st Battalion,
186th Infantry.[159]
2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry (1963–present) – HHC
Eugene, part of 2nd Brigade, 41st Infantry Division.[156] Became part of 41st Infantry Brigade (Separate) in 1968 when division eliminated.[158]
163rd Infantry (Montana Army National Guard) – Reorganized from 163rd Armored Cavalry along with 163rd Cavalry 1988[160][161]
1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry (1988–1995) – HHC
Billings, converted to mechanized infantry from 1st Squadron,[162] 163rd Armored Cavalry when 163rd Armored Cavalry became the 163rd Armored Brigade.[163][164][165] Converted to 1st Battalion, 190th Field Artillery when 163rd Armored Brigade eliminated.[166][167]
1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry (1995–2007) – HHC
Bozeman, converted from 163rd Armored Brigade units including elements of 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry.[166][168] Part of the
116th Cavalry Brigade.[169] In 2004 HHC relocated to new armory in
Belgrade.[170][171][172] Converted to 1st Battalion, 163rd Cavalry 2007.[173]
165th Infantry (New York Army National Guard) – Reorganized and redesignated 15 April 1963 as the 69th Infantry[174] to conform to New York state designation
2nd Battalion, 168th Infantry (1964–1968) – Expanded 1964 from 1st Battle Group, 168th Infantry.[179] Eliminated 1968, units became part of 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry.[181]
172nd Infantry (Vermont Army National Guard) – Consolidated into 172nd Armor 1964[183]
1st Battle Group, 172nd Infantry (1959–1963)
1st Battalion, 172nd Infantry (1963–1964)
172nd Infantry (Vermont Army National Guard) – Redesignated 1983 from 72nd Infantry, Vermont Army National Guard, reorganized 1992 in Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont Army National Guards
Company A, 172nd Infantry (1983–1984)
3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry (1983–present) – Separate mountain battalion
173rd Infantry (Alabama Army National Guard) – Converted from 131st Cavalry 2016
1st Battalion, 173rd Infantry Regiment (2016–present) – Redesignated 2016 from 1st Squadron, 131st Cavalry to serve as a maneuver battalion with the
256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.[184][185]
174th Infantry (New York Army National Guard) – Lineage consolidated with 127th Armor 1 September 1992[186]
1st Armored Rifle Battalion, 174th Infantry (1959–1963) – Redesignated 1959 from 174th Armored Infantry Battalion, part of
27th Armored Division.
2nd Battalion, 181st Infantry (1975–1988) – Converted from 181st Engineer Battalion 1975 as mechanized infantry battalion of the
26th Infantry Division.[193][194] Eliminated with 1st Brigade, 26th Infantry Division.[195][196]
182nd Infantry (Massachusetts Army National Guard) – Converted into 182nd Cavalry 2006 and back to 182nd Infantry 2009[10]
1st Battle Group, 182nd Infantry (1959–1963)
1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry (1963–2006, 2009–present) – Converted to 1st Squadron, 182nd Cavalry 2006, returned to infantry 2009
183rd Infantry (Virginia Army National Guard) (now 183rd Cavalry)
1st Battalion, 183rd Infantry (1986–1996) – HHC Richmond, part of 2nd Brigade, 29th Infantry Division.[182] Inactivated 1996 with most soldiers going to 1st Battalion,
111th Field Artillery, reactivated that year.[197][198]
184th Infantry (California Army National Guard) On 10 October 1946, the 184th Infantry Regiment was reorganized and federally recognized, with headquarters in Sacramento, as part of the
49th Infantry Division of the
California National Guard.[199] On 1 May 1959, the 184th Infantry Regiment was reorganized as the 184th Infantry, under CARS, to consist of the 1st and 2d Battle Groups, elements of the
49th Infantry Division. The lineage of Company A, 184th Infantry Regiment was used to form HHC, 1st Battle Group, 184th Infantry, while the lineage of Company B, 184th Infantry Regiment was used to form HHC, 2d Battle Group, 184th Infantry. On 1 March 1963, both battle groups became battalions once more, under the new
Reorganization Objective Army Division (ROAD) structure.
185th Infantry (California Army National Guard) – Converted 2016 from
185th Armor[201]
1st Battalion, 185th Infantry (2016–present) – Redesignated from 1st Battalion, 185th Armor as a result of conversion of the 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team to the
81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
2nd Battle Group, 186th Infantry (1959–1963) – HHC
Eugene, reorganized from elements of 3rd Battalion,
162nd Infantry. Part of the 41st Infantry Division.[204] Reorganized as 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry.[205]
1st Battalion, 186th Infantry (1963–present)
2nd Battalion, 186th Infantry (1963–1968) – Reorganized from 1st Battle Group, 186th Infantry, remained part of the 41st Infantry Division. Converted to 3rd Squadron,
163rd Armored Cavalry together with 2nd Battalion, 303rd Armor.[202]
194th Infantry (Minnesota Army National Guard) – Converted to 194th Armor 2000
1st Battalion, 194th Infantry (1992–2000) – Reorganized from 1st Squadron, 194th Cavalry, converted into 1st Battalion, 194th Armor
1st Battalion, 200th Infantry (1963–1968) – HHC Tuscaloosa, part of the 2nd Brigade, 31st Infantry Division.[207]
2nd Battalion, 200th Infantry (1963–1968) – HHC
Tallassee, part of the 2nd Brigade, 31st Infantry Division.[207]
Company E, 200th Infantry (1969–1972) –
Ranger company,[4][6] organized from personnel assigned to the 788th Light Maintenance Company, Consolidated with Co A 1st Battalion,
20th Special Forces Group[208]
200th Infantry (New Mexico Army National Guard) – Converted from 200th Air Defense Artillery
1st Battalion, 200th Infantry (2005–present)
2nd Battalion, 200th Infantry (2005–2008) – HHC
Las Cruces, converted to light infantry from 1st Battalion, 202nd Field Artillery. Inactivated 2008.[209]
1st Battalion 225th Infantry Assigned to
46th Infantry Division (1959-1977) Redesignated Airborne Infantry Battalion (1965-1969)[116] used airborne personnel to form Co E & F 425th Infantry,[213] assigned to
38th Infantry Division (1977-1993)
242nd Infantry (New York Army National Guard) – Converted 1975 from 142nd Armor[214]
1st Battalion, 242nd Infantry (1975–1984) – Converted 1975 from 1st Battalion, 142nd Armor, part of 1st Brigade,
42nd Infantry Division.[215] Disbanded 1984.[216]
1st Battalion, 279th Infantry (1963–present) – Briefly reorganized as 279th Cavalry 1 September 2008 and reverted to 279th Infantry on 1 December of that year when 180th Infantry was instead converted to cavalry[191]
297th Infantry (Alaska Army National Guard) - constituted in 1939 and organized in 1940 and 1941, the one-battalion regiment remained in Alaska during
World War II, and became a separate infantry battalion in 1944. The 297th was reconstituted in 1959 with two battalions and a battle group, which later became a third battalion. In 1972, it was split into the 297th Infantry and the 297th Cavalry but both units merged as the 297th Infantry in 1976. In 2016, the 297th Cavalry became an infantry unit again. Now the 1st Battalion remains, tactically part of the
29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
299th Infantry (Hawaii Army National Guard) – Converted 2006 to 299th Cavalry[225]
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