ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CAMP GRAFTON TRAINING CENTER

The Camp Grafton Training Center (CGTC) is dedicated to becoming a premier year-round training center that provides outstanding customer service and assists commanders in achieving their training objectives. CGTC’s goal is to allow freedom of action and to maximize training resources available to assigned, attached, and transient or tenant units and organizations.

REGIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

The 164th Regiment (RTI-ND), located at CGTC, builds readiness and lethality by producing highly trained engineer Soldiers for all components, well-prepared lieutenants through Officer Candidate School, and supports the readiness needs of the NDARNG. The RTI-ND develops capable and effective Army leaders through innovative professional military education and academic excellence that adapts to an ever-changing operational environment. As subject matter experts within the Engineer Regiment, the RTI-ND provides quality assurance and serves as the liaison to the active component proponent schools.

DIRECTORATE OF FACILITIES ENGINEERING

The DFE is responsible for policies, procedures, and resources in facilities management, technical engineer planning and design, environmental and geospatial engineering, and utilities. In FY21, DFE spent $17.293 million on projects throughout the state. DFE commissioned the Fargo Readiness Center. DFE was also approved to submit final design documentation to NGB for construction of a $15.5 million Readiness Center in Dickinson.

STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

The NDNG State Partnership Program (SPP) enhances capacity to support U.S. Africa Command’s great power competition efforts against China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea through maintaining long-term relationships across all levels of society by utilizing the government-to-government approach. The SPP is an innovative DoD joint security cooperation program overseen by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, managed by the Chief of the NGB, and executed by the commanders of the geographic Combatant Commands.

CIVIL AIR PATROL

The North Dakota Civil Air Patrol (NDCAP) Wing has seven powered planes, one glider, and over 230 members spread across squadrons in Bismarck, Dickinson, Fargo, Jamestown, Minot, and Grand Forks. In FY21, NDCAP volunteers donated their time and talents to execute missions in support of North Dakota.

NORTH DAKOTA VETERANS CEMETERY

The NDVC is dedicated to the military men and women who have served the state and nation with unequaled distinction and honor. The NDVC was built in 1992 using state funding and charitable contributions. The cemetery is located on a 70-acre tract of land in the southwest corner of Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, 6.5 miles south of Mandan on Highway 1806.

MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS

The NDNG Military Funeral Honors conducted 814 missions in FY21, about 100 more missions than FY20. The program is divided into four regions with full-time Guardsmen augmented by traditional NDNG Soldiers. Training is regularly conducted to qualify Soldiers with funding from NGB. Funeral interments are further supplemented by various Veterans organizations across the state.

Soldiers in the 12B1O Combat Engineers MOS reclassification course stack behind a breaching blanket as debris from the water impulse charge soars past them during an urban breaching exercise at Camp Grafton South, June 2, 2021.