The Colorado Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army, United States National Guard, and Colorado National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units is maintained through the National Guard Bureau.
Colorado Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Colorado Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the State of Colorado.
As of 2026, the Colorado Army National Guard is composed of nearly 4,000 soldiers.
Organization
As of January 2026 the Colorado Army National Guard consists of the following units:
Joint Force Headquarters-Colorado, Army Element, in Centennial Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters-Colorado, Army Element, in Centennial Colorado Recruiting & Retention Battalion, in Centennial Colorado Medical Detachment, at Buckley Space Force Base High-altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site (HAATS), in Gypsum CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P), at Buckley Space Force Base 8th Civil Support Team (WMD), at Buckley Space Force Base 891st Judge Advocate General Trial Defense Team, in Centennial Special Operations Detachment-Korea (Airborne), at Buckley Space Force Base (supports Special Operations Command Korea) Colorado Army National Guard NORTHCOM Mobilization Element, in Colorado Springs Training Center, at Fort Carson Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site #1, at Fort Carson Army Aviation Support Facility #1, at Buckley Space Force Base Combined Support Maintenance Shop #1, in Firestone Field Maintenance Shop #1, in Firestone Field Maintenance Shop #2, in Denver Field Maintenance Shop #3, in Grand Junction Field Maintenance Shop #5, at Fort Carson Field Maintenance Shop #6, in Rocky Ford Field Maintenance Shop #7, in Watkins Field Maintenance Shop #9, in Aurora 89th Troop Command, in Denver Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 89th Troop Command, in Denver 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Watkins Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Watkins Company A, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Camp Bullis (TX) — (Texas Army National Guard) Company B, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Fort Carson Company C, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Camp Bullis (TX) — (Texas Army National Guard) Company D, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Watkins Company E, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Watkins Augmentation Company, 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), in Watkins 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Central Nebraska Airport (NE) — (Nebraska Army National Guard) Detachment 4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Sacramento Mather Airport (CA) — (California Army National Guard) Company A (CAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield (WA) (UH-60L Black Hawk) — (Army Reserve Aviation Command) Company B (Heavy Lift), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Central Nebraska Airport (NE) (CH-47F Chinook) — (Nebraska Army National Guard) Detachment 1, Company B (Heavy Lift), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Company C (MEDEVAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Sacramento Mather Airport (CA) (HH-60M Black Hawk) — (California Army National Guard) Detachment 1, Company C (MEDEVAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at McGhee Tyson Airport (TN) — (Tennessee Army National Guard) Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Central Nebraska Airport (NE) — (Nebraska Army National Guard) Detachment 2, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield (WA) — (Army Reserve Aviation Command) Detachment 3, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at McGhee Tyson Airport (TN) — (Tennessee Army National Guard) Detachment 4, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Sacramento Mather Airport (CA) — (California Army National Guard) Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Central Nebraska Airport (NE) — (Nebraska Army National Guard) Detachment 2, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield (WA) — (Army Reserve Aviation Command) Detachment 3, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at McGhee Tyson Airport (TN) — (Tennessee Army National Guard) Detachment 4, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Sacramento Mather Airport (CA) — (California Army National Guard) Company F (ATS), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 135th Aviation Regiment, at Gray Army Airfield (WA) — (Army Reserve Aviation Command) Company D (MEDEVAC), 3rd Battalion (Security & Support), 140th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base (UH-72A Lakota) Detachment 1, Company C (MEDEVAC), 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 168th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base (HH-60M Black Hawk) Detachment 4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 168th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 4, Company D (AVUM), 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 168th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 4, Company E (Forward Support), 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 168th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Company A (CAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base (UH-60L Black Hawk) Detachment 4, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 238th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 6, Company C, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 245th Aviation Regiment (Detachment 33, Operational Support Airlift Activity), at Buckley Space Force Base (C-26E Metroliner) Detachment 1, 131st Aviation Support Company (AVIM), at Buckley Space Force Base 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), in Colorado Springs (part of 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, in Colorado Springs Company A, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, in Colorado Springs Company B, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, in Fort Lupton Company C, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, in Grand Junction Company D (Weapons), 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, in Alamosa Detachment 1, Company D (Weapons), 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, in Colorado Springs Company I (Forward Support), 186th Brigade Support Battalion, in Windsor 193rd Military Police Battalion, in Denver Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 193rd Military Police Battalion, in Denver 101st Army Band, at Buckley Space Force Base 104th Public Affairs Detachment, at Buckley Space Force Base 220th Military Police Company (Combat Support), in Denver 947th Engineer Company (Engineer Construction Company), in Montrose 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense), at Schriever Space Force Base (part of United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command) Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense), at Schriever Space Force Base Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 100th Missile Defense Brigade, (Ground-Based Midcourse Defense), at Vandenberg Space Force Base (CA) (California Army National Guard) 117th Space Support Battalion, at Fort Carson (part of 1st Space Brigade) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 117th Space Support Battalion, at Fort Carson 217th Space Company (Army Space Support Team), at Fort Carson 1158th Space Company (Army Space Support Team), at Fort Carson 169th Field Artillery Brigade, at Buckley Space Force Base Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 169th Field Artillery Brigade, at Buckley Space Force Base Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 169th Field Artillery Brigade, in Colorado Springs Company D (Military Intelligence), 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, in Denver (part of 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team) Detachment 1, Company D (Military Intelligence), 572nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, at Buckley Space Force Base (RQ-28A UAV) Detachment 3, Company E (Forward Support), 186th Brigade Support Battalion, in Denver 4th Infantry Division Main Command Post-Operational Detachment, at Fort Carson Cyber Protection Team 174, in Centennial 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, in Lansing (MI) (M777A2) (Michigan Army National Guard) 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery Regiment, in Milwaukee (WI) (M142 HIMARS) (Wisconsin Army National Guard) 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, in Colorado Springs (M142 HIMARS) Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, in Colorado Springs Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, in Longmont Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery Regiment, in Aurora 188th Forward Support Company, in Pueblo 147th Brigade Support Battalion, in Fort Collins Headquarters Support Company, 147th Brigade Support Battalion, in Fort Collins 140th Quartermaster Platoon (Field Feeding), at Fort Carson 540th Signal Company, in Aurora 928th Medical Company (Area Support), at Fort Carson 3650th Ordnance Company (Support Maintenance), in Windsor 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, at Fort Carson Officer Candidate School Warrant Officer Candidate School Warrior Leader Course Centennial Training Site
Aviation unit abbreviations: CAC — Command Aviation Company; MEDEVAC — Medical evacuation; AVUM — Aviation Unit Maintenance; AVIM — Aviation Intermediate Maintenance; ATS — Air Traffic Service
Duties