Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5105.77
October 30, 2015
DCMO
SUBJECT: National Guard Bureau (NGB)
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of Defense by Title 10, United
States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (a)), this directive reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 5105.77
(Reference (b)) to update the organization and management, responsibilities and functions,
relationships, authorities, and administration of the Chief, NGB, and the NGB.
2. APPLICABILITY
a. This directive applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field
Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this
directive as the “DoD Components”).
b. For the purposes of this directive, the term “State” includes the several States, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia; and the term “governor”
includes the governors of the several States, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico and, in the case of the District of Columbia National Guard, the President or his
designee.
c. Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this directive the term “National Guard” means
the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard, the Army National Guard of the United
States, and the Air National Guard of the United States, consistent with Reference (a), Article 1,
section 8, of the Constitution of the United States (Reference (c)), and Title 32, U.S.C.
(Reference (d)).
3. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
a. The NGB is a joint activity of the DoD, pursuant to section 10501 of Reference (a).
