Force Structure:
Army National Guard Divisions
Could Augment Wartime Support Capability

Appendix 1:
Shortfall of Selected Non-divisional Support Units
Required in a Specific U.S. Plan

by GAO

Shortfall of Selected Non-divisional Support Units Required in a Specific U.S. Plan for Responding to a Single Regional Conflict by Number and Type

Type unit : Number of unit
Aviation : 4
Chemical : 3
Engineer : 33
Medical : 84
Ordnance : 9
Quartermaster : 20
Signal : 6
Adjutant General : 1
Chaplain : 3
Finance : 0
Military police : 40
Military law : 0
Psychological operations : 0
Military intelligence : 2
Maintenance : 4
Headquarters *
Transportation : 29
Total : 238

    * These units consist of personnel that would be assigned to augment command organizations in wartime.


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