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Chief of the National Guard Bureau

Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Seal of the National Guard Bureau
Flag of the Chief
since 2 October 2024
National Guard Bureau
AbbreviationCNGB
Member ofJoint Chiefs of Staff
Reports toChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
NominatorPresident
AppointerSenate
Term length4 years
Renewable
Constituting instrument10 U.S.C. § 10502
Formation14 February 1908
First holderCOL Erasmus M. Weaver Jr.
DeputyVice Chief of the National Guard Bureau
WebsiteOfficial Website

The chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) is the highest-ranking officer of the National Guard and the head of the National Guard Bureau.[1] The position is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 10502), held by a federally recognized commissioned officer who has served at least 10 years of federally recognized active duty in the National Guard; the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard.[2] In a separate capacity as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C. § 151), the chief is a military adviser to the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, the secretary of defense, and the president on matters pertaining to the National Guard.[3]

The chief is nominated for appointment by the president from any eligible National Guard officers holding the rank of major general or above,[4] who also meets the requirements for the position as determined by defense secretary and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,[4] under the advice and/or recommendation from their respective state governors and their service secretary. The chief and vice chief of the National Guard Bureau cannot be from the same service.[5] The nominee must be confirmed via majority vote from the Senate.[4] The chief serves a four-year term of office at the pleasure of the President.[4] By statute, the Chief is appointed as a four-star general[4] in the Army or Air Force, serving as a reserve officer on active duty.[4]

The current Chief of the National Guard Bureau is General Steven Nordhaus, who assumed command on 2 October 2024.[6]

  1. ^ "10 USC 10502 Chief of the National Guard Bureau: appointment; adviser on National Guard matters; grade; succession". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ U.S. Congress (28 January 2008). "Public Law 110-181: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008". GPO.gov. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Publishing Office.
  3. ^ United States Congress (2008). "SEC. 1812. Establishment of National Guard Bureau as Joint Activity of the Department of Defense". H.R. 4986 (110th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. govtrack. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Public Law 110-181.
  5. ^ "10 U.S. Code § 10505 - Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ "General Steven S. Nordhaus". National Guard Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2024.

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