Idaho Army National Guard

The Idaho Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States 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 are maintained through the National Guard Bureau.

Idaho Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks (both enlisted and officer) and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Idaho Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of Idaho.

The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system.

Formerly attached to the Idaho National Guard NGB regulations 10-4 and United States code chapter 32 section 109 was the Idaho State Guard which was created to replace the Idaho National Guard when they were in federal service and not available for the protection of the state.

History
Soldiers from the Idaho National Guard have been deployed to Afghanistan.

In late November 2020, the Idaho National Guard have helped with COVID-19 screening and testing services, during a third wave of coronavirus infection. The Idaho National Guard has also helped to administrate nearly 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines.

Units

 * 116th Cavalry Brigade CSIB.svg Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho
 * 163rd Cavalry Regiment DUI.jpg Battalion (Combined Arms), 163rd Cavalry Regiment (Montana)
 * 116 Cav Rgt DUI.png Battalion (Combined Arms), 116th Cavalry Regiment
 * 116 Cav Rgt DUI.png Battalion (Combined Arms), 116th Cavalry Regiment (Oregon)
 * 221st Cavalry Regiment DUI.jpg Squadron (Armored Reconnaissance), 221st Cavalry Regiment (Nevada)
 * 148 FA Rgt DUI.jpg Battalion, 148th Field Artillery Regiment
 * US 116th BEB insignia.png Brigade Engineer Battalion
 * 145 Spt Bn DUI.png Brigade Support Battalion
 * State Aviation Group
 * 183 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 183rd Aviation Regiment (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk)
 * Detachment 35, Joint Operational Support Airlift Center (C-12)
 * Air Ambulance Detachment (Lakota)
 * 168 Avn Rgt DUI.jpghment 2, Company C, 1st Battalion (Medevac), 168th Aviation Regiment
 * 204th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) (RTI)
 * 1st Battalion,
 * 2nd Battalion,
 * Regional Training Site - Maintenance Ordnance Training Battalion (RTS-M)
 * 25th Army Band

In popular culture
The "Divided We Fall" trilogy by Trent Reedy is written about a member of the Idaho Army National Guard during a Second American Civil War.

The book "Against All Enemies" by Harold Coyle centers around the Idaho National Guard.