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The 40th Infantry Division ("Sunburst Division") [2] is a modular division of the California Army National Guard.Following the Army's modularization in the mid-2000s, the division has become a modular unit consisting of three brigade combat teams, with National Guardsmen from throughout the Pacific and Western United States and Oceania.
The 40th and 49th Infantry and the 40th Armored Brigades were deactivated and the 40th Infantry Division was reformed. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The 40th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) was activated in 2005 as part of the reorganization of the California National Guard, which in turn was part of the restructuring of the total US Army.
National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau. California Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same enlisted and officer ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards.
Per the National Defense Act of 1920, the 160th Infantry was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 40th Division, and allotted to the state of California. It was reorganized 23 August–6 October 1921 in southern California.
Constituted 31 July 1987 in the California Army National Guard as the 140th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System Organized 1 October 1987 from existing units to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies D, E, and F, elements of the 40th Infantry Division, and Company G
The 40th Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade (former 224th Sustainment Brigade) is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army and the California Army National Guard, which is assigned to the 40th Infantry Division.
Major General Laura L. Yeager (née Brandt; born 1963 or 1964) is an active officer in the United States Army National Guard. [2] She became the commander of the National Guard's 40th Infantry Division on June 29, 2019 and served in that role until May 15, 2022. [3] [4] She is the first woman to command a United States Army infantry division ...
The 159th Infantry arrived at the port of New York on 5 April 1919 on the troopship USS Edgar F. Luckenbach and was emobilized on 1 May 1919 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Per the National Defense Act of 1920, the 159th Infantry was reconstituted in the National Guard in 1921, assigned to the 40th Division, and allotted to the ...