Tennessee State Guard

Tennessee State Guard
The Tennessee State Guard insignia
Active	1915 – 1917 1941 – 1947 1985 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Tennessee
Type	State Military
Role	Military reserve force
Size	~500[1]
Part of	Tennessee Military Department
Garrison/HQ	Nashville, TN
Nickname(s)	TNSG
Website	TNSG Official Website
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	Governor Bill Lee
Adjutant General	Major General Warner A. Ross II[2]
Commanding General	Brigadier General Kevin Stewart[3]
Command Sergeant Major	Command Sergeant Major Heath Young[4]

The Tennessee State Guard (TNSG) is the state defense force of the state of Tennessee. The TNSG is organized as a military reserve force whose members drill once per month unless called to active duty. The TNSG is a branch of the Tennessee Military Department, alongside the Tennessee Army National Guard, the Tennessee Air National Guard, and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. The State Guard acts as a force multiplier for the state's National Guard. As a state defense force, the Tennessee State Guard cannot be federalized, and is not deployed outside the borders of Tennessee, as it is a purely state-level unit. It answers solely to the Governor of Tennessee, unlike the dual federal and state controlled National Guard. The creation of a state military force is recognized under Tennessee Code Annotated 58-1-401.^[5]