Joint Force Headquarters (Army)

January 19, 2010

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JFHQ has command and control of all national guard units assigned to the state to provide trained, equipped and ready forces capable of mobilizing and deploying in support of their federal and state mission, and when required, conduct missions authorized by the national command authority and/or the governor.

Joint Force Headquarters Detachment serves as the senior headquarters for command and control for the manning, maintaining, training and sustaining of the forces assigned to the state. JFHQ has a wide variety of functions to include (but not limited to) planning and preparing for mobilization of national guard units, planning, preparing, and providing military assistance to civil authorites in support of domestic operations, as well as supporting the state's civil and homeland security initiatives.

JFHQ units

193rd RTI
The 193rd Regiment (RTI) provides regionalized combat arms, leadership, military occupational specialty (MOS), additional skill identifier (ASI), noncommissioned officer education system (NCOES), and general studies training for the Army National Guard (ARNG), United States Army Reserve (USAR), and the active component (AC). The 193rd Regiment also monitors and coordinates academic instruction, food, and lodging (where available) for Soldiers participating in courses and training at its training sites.

Recruiting & Retention Command
To provide command and control, staff planning, management, accession, and supervision of assigned and attached recruiting and retention personnel and equipment. The recruiting and retention command operates the direct support dimension of the recruitment of personnel within the state; develop and manage the financial manpower; information management resources necessary to support the strength maintenance division, and provide support to the state.

1981st Support Detachment (CCT)
The 1981st Contingency Contracting Team (CCT) has a mission of planning and coordinating all contracting functions at the brigade contract team level. CCTs are usually asigned to a HQ Contingency Contracting Battalion normally attached to a Brigade size unit for mission support. CCT employment generally supports a Sustainment BDE/BCT, normally OPCON to an Army Field Support Brigade (AFSB) unless HQ Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting (HQ PARC) is deployed.

Mobilization Command
The Mobilization Command provides staffing, analysis, and management support to the Army Operations Center (AOC) and National Guard Bureau Emergency operations center, and other branches within the HQDA staff. The Mobilization Command is capable of providing research and anaysis on critical issues including, but not limited to, those affecting public affairs, operations, mobilization readiness, training, (individual, collective, and unit), information systems, logistics, historical research, law, and force structure.

Medical Detachment
The state medical command will plan, program, provide, and sustain health force protection and medical/dental support to meet operational, training, and mobilization medical readiness requirements of ARNG units and Soldiers.

Detachment 7 OSAC
OSAC detachments provide fixed wing operational airlift in support of state national guard, military departments and federal agencies as scheduled by the ARNG operational support airlift command. They also provide a trained fixed wing organization to support peacetime, state emergencies, national emergencies, natural disasters, contingencies or wartime missions.