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What IS the Tennessee State Guard?
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 Mission of the Tennessee State Guard:
The purpose of the Tennessee State Guard is to provide a professional complement of personnel to support the
State mission of the Tennessee National Guard, by assisting the Tennessee Army National Guard
as a force multiplier, and at the direction of the Adjutant General, to assist civil authorities with
disaster relief, humanitarian causes, ceremonial service, religious and medical support
for the well being and safety of the citizenry of Tennessee.
Tennessee State Guard Invited to Participate in
81st National Guard Association of Tennessee Conference
Murfreesboro - Approximately 1,200 soldiers and airmen of the Joint Tennessee National Guard, including 168 members of the all volunteer Tennessee State Guard were in attendance Saturday, February 27, 2010 for the 81st Annual National Guard Association of Tennessee Conference held at Embassy Suite Hotel.
Guest speakers for the conference were Governor Phil Bredesen, Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, United States Congressmen Zach Wamp, and Jim Cooper. General Craig R. McKinley, Chief, National Guard Bureau. Other Notable Speakers were Major General James Nuttall, Deputy Commanding General, 1st Army, and Major General Terry M. “Max” Haston, Adjutant General, Tennessee National Guard.
Speech topic ranged from the Honor and Dedication of the Guardsmen and women, to the significant improvements in Post Mobilization Training times since 2006. Available Family Services for the families of deployed personnel. As well as, the Joint Tennessee National Guard’s involvement in training Iraqi and Afghanistan Police and Military forces.
Major General Haston spoke on the Courage and Dignity of the Joint Tennessee National Guard, and presented Sergeant Keith Lewis the Soldiers Medal for Heroism. In August of 2009 Sergeant Lewis pulled a civilian from a burning car and performed life saving measures until paramedics arrived. The Soldiers Medal for Heroism can be awarded to any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation, who while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual combat.
The Tennessee State Guard is the legally authorized all-volunteer state force that is part of the Tennessee Military Department. It’s missions includes: soldier readiness processing assistance; rendering military funeral honors; disaster and emergency support; security and traffic control operations; and force multiplier to the Tennessee Army National Guard in its military support of civil requirements and community service activities.
Operation Med Flu II
Members of the Tennessee State Guard medical staff were part of a joint exercise with Summit Medical Center. The purpose of the exercise was to coordinate a response between state and local emergency personnel to the expected H1N1 pandemic. During the exercise the TNSG medical staff was to treat overflow patients that were not sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, but required monitoring.
The 2nd Regiment of TNSG provided security around the Summit Medical Center Emergency Room, with the 51st Forward Support Battalion providing security at Cherico Hall. The overflow patients were sent to Cherico Hall, part of the TNSG Headquarters facility. Once the patients arrived at Cherico Hall, they were checked in and their vital signs monitored by the medical staff. Members of the medical staff are all professionally licensed personnel.
At left: COL McRae tends to his patient.
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Commanding General
BG (TN) Kenneth T. Takasaki
Brigadier General Kenneth Takasaki is the
Commanding General, Tennessee State Guard.
BG Takasaki was appointed to this position
December, 2007 by Major General Gus L.
Hargett, Jr., the Adjutant General.
BG Takasaki is responsible for the operation, training and readiness for this organization that is comprised of four regiments, each located in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Currently the Tennessee State Guard is recruiting veterans to fill specific slots in our TO&E.
If you have prior military service, were honorably discharged and would like to continue your service,
please visit our recruitment page and consider service with the Tennessee State Guard.