J-4

Logistics Directorate (J-4)

Mission: The NGB J-4 serves as the primary advisor to the CNGB for all joint logistics matters to include, but not limited to, supply, maintenance, transportation, acquisition logistics, installation/facility and environmental issues. The mission of J-4 is to participate in joint matters at the strategic level with the Office of Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, other Defense agencies, and the Combatant Commands in support of the National Security Strategy, the National Homeland Security Strategy, and other Department of Defense (DoD) strategies, guidance, directives, deliberate and crisis action plans, and contingency operations.

Joint Staff

J-1
The National Guard Bureau J-1 has the primary responsibility to provide overall human resource strategic planning, integration, analysis, manpower and personnel policy, and oversight for the Chief, National Guard Bureau in order to enhance National Guard Bureau and Joint Force Headquarters initiatives, personnel readiness, operational capabilities and sustainment of the National Guard community.
J-2
The National Guard Bureau Joint Intelligence Directorate conducts strategic executive-level coordination on intelligence issues with Joint Chiefs of Staff-Director of Intelligence (JCS-J2), Defense Intelligence Agencies, Joint Forces Headquarters- State (JFHQ-State), Combatant Commands, the Service Intelligence Components and civilian federal agencies. J2 provides intelligence products, policy guidance, training, tools and enabling forces for foreign intelligence, incident awareness and assessme
J-3
NGB J3/DO Joint Directorate is responsible for assisting the CNGB in the direction and control of all NG Domestic Operations by planning, coordinating, information sharing, and integrating all aspects of NG Domestic Operations. NGB J3/DO Directorate is responsible for formulating, managing, and distributing resources to include two congressionally mandated programs: the National Guard Counterdrug Program and the National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Teams Program.
J-4
J-5
NGB-J5 is charged with the mission to develop, promulgate and coordinate NGB strategic policy, plans, initiatives and concepts related to warfighting, transformation, State Partnership Program involvement in theater security cooperation, federal/state homeland security, interagency/intergovernmental/multinational coordination, civil support missions, and selected other activities of the National Guard/National Guard Bureau for the CNGB.
J-6
J-7
J-8
Develops capabilities, conducts experiments, analysis and assessments, and evaluates plans and programs, for the DJS and CNGB; integrates NGB participation in OSD and joint strategic resource processes; provides resource execution policy and oversight for joint programs and functions and during Domestic Operations; and implements NGB JS strategic performance management.
Personal Staff
The National Guard Bureau Personal Staff is directly responsible to the Chief, National Guard Bureau. The Personal Staff handles matters requiring close personal control by the Chief, National Guard Bureau. The nature of their responsibilities, or statutory and regulatory requirements, requires them to have unimpeded access and a direct communication line to the Chief, National Guard Bureau.
Special Staff
The National Guard Bureau Special Staff assists the Chief, NGB National Guard Bureau, and the joint staff with technical, administrative, and tactical matters. The nature of their responsibilities, or statutory and regulatory requirements, requires them to have unimpeded access and a direct communication line to the Chief, National Guard Bureau.
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