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North Dakota Army National Guard

North Dakota National Guard
Country United States
Branch United States Army National Guard
Size 3,500+
Garrison/HQ Fraine Barracks, Bismarck, ND
Motto(s) “Strength from the soil”
Colors Or, Azure, Argent (Gold, Blue, Silver)
Commanders
Current
commander
MG Alan S. Dohrmann

The North Dakota Army National Guard (ND ARNG) is headquartered at the Fraine Barracks in Bismarck, North Dakota, and consists of the 68th Troop Command, headquartered in Bismarck, and the 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. Their main installation and armory is at Camp Grafton.

In 1883, Company A, First Regiment, Dakota National Guard, is organized at Bismarck, Dakota Territory. In 1889, North Dakota became the Union's thirty-ninth state. The North Dakota National Guard was organized, comprising six infantry companies, two cavalry troops, and one artillery battery. Eight infantry companies of the First North Dakota Regiment were mobilized for the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War in 1898. The Regiment earns thirty-nine silver battle rings for its guidon and ten members of the First North Dakota Infantry Volunteers are awarded the Medal of Honor.


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