Colorado Army National Guard

Our Vision:  The COARNG will be a highly disciplined team of professional officers, NCOs, and Soldiers with the operational knowledge, subject matter expertise, combat fitness, and resiliency to lead, augment, and support any US required action. In short, our vision is simply, “Always Ready, Always There.”

Our Mission:  Plan and prepare to project combat power overseas in support of national policy objectives. Secondary mission is to use the innate combat skills required by our primary mission to plan, prepare, and execute domestics operations. In a word, our mission is Readiness. 

Number of Search and Rescue (SARs) Operations

Every year, COARNG Aviation elements perform the most active Search and Rescue missions in all of the ARNG. Nearly every year the COARNG flies more than 60% of all SAR missions in the United States. In 2024, 29 SARs were executed with over 87 flight hours and 27 lives saved.