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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 122 

Commemorating the 360th anniversary of the North Carolina National Guard. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 23, 2023 

Mr. BUDD (for himself and Mr. TILLIS) submitted the following resolution; 

which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 360th anniversary of the North Carolina 

National Guard. 

Whereas the North Carolina National Guard traces its roots 

to the Carolina Charter and the establishment of the 

Province of Carolina on March 24, 1663; 

Whereas during the Revolutionary War, much of the organized militia of North Carolina became part of the North 

Carolina Line, fighting as far north as New York and as 

far south as Florida, including the Battle of Fort 

Moultrie, the Battle of Germantown, Valley Forge, and 

the Battle of Monmouth; 

Whereas the unorganized militia fought in all of the battles 

in North Carolina, from the Battle of Moore’s Creek 

Bridge to the Battle of Guilford Courthouse; 


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Whereas, during the War of 1812, the militia of North Carolina provided coastal defense and a regiment of infantry 

during the Mexican War; 

Whereas, in 1918, the 30th Division, consisting of units from 

the North Carolina National Guard and soldiers from 

South Carolina and Tennessee, fighting alongside other 

units from the United States and Australia, broke Germany’s Hindenburg Line, a decisive victory that helped 

bring World War I to an end; 

Whereas the soldiers of the 30th Division received more Medals of Honor than any other division during World War 

I and more than half of the decorations given by the 

British to United States troops; 

Whereas, in 1940, the 30th Division was one of the first 4 

National Guard divisions called into Federal service, a 

year before the United States entered World War II; 

Whereas the 30th Division, now made up of 2 North Carolina 

Regiments (the 119th and 120th Infantry) and 1 Tennessee Regiment (the 117th Infantry), formed the nucleus of many new units that entered World War II 

ahead of their ‘‘mother division’’; 

Whereas, in 1948, the North Carolina Air National Guard 

was organized with an air defense mission; 

Whereas the North Carolina Air National Guard was activated at the outbreak of the Korean War and a significant number of its personnel were assigned to Korea as 

individual replacements; 

Whereas the North Carolina Army National Guard also saw 

several of its units activated for the Korean War, with 

engineer units deploying to Korea and members of antiaircraft units deploying as individual replacements; 


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Whereas, in 1960, the mission of the North Carolina Air National Guard was changed from air defense to 

aeromedical transport; 

Whereas, in 1966, the 145th Military Airlift Group of the 

North Carolina Air National Guard participated in 

aeromedical evacuation from war-torn Vietnam and was 

the first Air National Guard unit to fly into a conflict 

area in peacetime; 

Whereas the North Carolina National Guard underwent multiple reorganizations after World War II, including the 

loss of the 30th Division, but the lineage of the 30th Division is perpetuated by the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team; 

Whereas, in the Gulf War, the North Carolina National 

Guard mobilized 4 battalions and 15 separate companies 

and detachments for service; 

Whereas, since the tragedies of 9/11, North Carolina has deployed over 24,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen 

across the globe; 

Whereas the National Guard is the oldest component of the 

United States military establishment and has a long and 

proud history stretching back 360 years; 

Whereas, in war or peace, the North Carolina National 

Guard has been there, and will continue to be there, 

whenever or wherever needed by their country, their 

State, or their neighbor, as an ‘‘Always Ready – Ready 

Team’’; 

Whereas the North Carolina National Guard is currently 

composed of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 

449th Combat Aviation Brigade, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, 113th Sustainment Brigade, 60th 


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Troop Command, 139th Regiment, and 145th Airlift 

Wing; 

Whereas, throughout its history, the North Carolina National 

Guard has protected and assisted their fellow North 

Carolinians during hurricanes, floods, winter storms, 

wildfires, and threats of violence; 

Whereas North Carolina guardsmen have also assisted their 

fellow citizens following major disasters in other States, 

such as South Carolina, Louisiana, and South Dakota, 

and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and 

Whereas March 24, 2023, marks the 360th anniversary of 

the North Carolina National Guard: Now, therefore be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) celebrates March 24, 2023, as the 360th 

3 anniversary of the North Carolina National Guard; 

4 and 

5 (2) commemorates and honors the continued 

6 service of the members of the North Carolina Na7 tional Guard. 

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