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List of initialisms, acronyms ("words made from parts of other words, pronounceable"), and other abbreviations used by the government and the military of the United States. Note that this list is intended to be specific to the United States government and military—other nations will have their own acronyms.
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army.It is simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Militia of the United States (consisting of the ARNG of each state, most territories, and the District of Columbia), as well as the federal ARNG, as part of the National Guard as a whole (which includes the Air ...
A A&TWF – Acquisition and technology work force a – Army AA – Assembly area AA – Anti-aircraft AA – Aegis ashore AAA – Anti-aircraft artillery "Triple A" AAAV – Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle AAC – Army Air Corps AAD – Armored amphibious dozer AADC – Area air defense commander AAE – Army acquisition executive AAG – Anti-aircraft gun AAK – Appliqué armor kit (US ...
This resulted in former National Guard members being discharged from the Army entirely (also losing their status as state troops) when they left service, so the 1920 amendments to the act defined the National Guard's dual role as a state and federal reserve force; the "National Guard while in the service of the United States" as a component of ...
[3] [4] The National Guard is joint reserve component of the United States Army and the United States Air Force and are made up of National Guard members from the states appointed to federal military service [3] under the consent of their respective state governors.
Washington National Guard Service Ribbon (WANGSR) - This ribbon is awarded to any Soldier of the Washington Army National Guard upon completion of five years of satisfactory service in any of the Armed Forces of the United States, or components thereof. The Soldier must be a member of the WAARNG when the ribbon is presented.
When acting under federal direction, the National Guard is managed by the National Guard Bureau, which is a joint Army and Air Force activity under the Department of Defense, [13] [14] [15] with a 4-star general [13] [14] from the Army or Air Force appointed as its top leader. However, in federal service, command and control of National Guard ...
Each branch of the military service had its own version of service numbers. In order by year of creation, these were: United States Army service numbers (1918) United States Navy service numbers (1920) United States Marine Corps service numbers (1920) United States Coast Guard service numbers (1921) United States Air Force service numbers (1948)