Author: Clifton Gary

The Tennessee Air National Guard works with the United States Air Force and National Guard Bureau to deploy and conduct operations throughout the world.

Major General Terry M. “Max” Haston was appointed Tennessee’s 75th Adjutant General on 1 January 2010.

The Tennessee State Guard is the all-volunteer arm of the Tennessee Military Department.
It is authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated 58-1-401.

The Tennessee State Guard is organized as a Directorate Headquarters with four Regiments:

1 February 2002 – Tennessee Army Guard Challenges National Training Center

The Tennessee State Guard, as the original militia of the state, was actually formed during the Revolutionary War.

The purpose of the TNSG is to provide a professional complement of personnel to support the Governor of the State of Tennessee and the Adjutant General by assisting