"First Colorado" is a component), the 1st Battalion of the 157th Infantry Regiment (attached to the 10th Mountain Division), and the 117th Space Support Battalion. The United States Forest Service certifies Colorado Army National Guard helicopter pilots who fly UH-72 Lakotas, UH-60 Black Hawks, and CH-47 Chinooks. Air National Guard The Colorado Air National Guard is primarily stationed at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora (where the F-16C/D-equipped 140th Fighter Wing is stationed). The missile defense-oriented 137th Space Warning Squadron is stationed in Greeley. State Defense Force A separate unit, the Colorado State Defense Force is a state defense force that has been mobilized twice–during the First and Second World War–which functions in lieu of the Colorado National Guard when the Guard is deployed with the Army and Air Force. The state's defense force is presently inactive, though may be reactivated by the state government at any time. Installations , the Colorado National Guard had over 30 facilities spread across the state. The Colorado National Guard maintains the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado in Grand Junction on behalf of the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. See also Camp Hale Colorado Wing Civil Air Patrol Colorado National Guard Armory References External links Official website United States Army National Guard by state Military in Colorado State agencies of Colorado