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Army Regulation 220?5

Field Organizations

Designation, Classification, and Change in Status of Units

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 August 2019

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AR 220?5 Designation, Classification, and Change in Status of Units

This major revision dated, 22 August 2019??

o Acknowledges transfer of proponency of the regulation from the Chief of Staff, Army to the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army (title page).

o Updates responsibilities (para 1?4).

o Establishes reflagging as an official change in unit status and defines the term (table 2?1).

o Clarifies provisional unit designations (para 2?5).

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 August 2019

*Army Regulation 220?5

Effective 22 September 2019

Field Organizations

Designation, Classification, and Change in Status of Units

History. This publication is a major revision.

Summary. This regulation prescribes Department of the Army policy concerning designation, classification, and change in status of Army units.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, Army National Guard/ Army National Guard of the United

States, and U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25?30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11?2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix B).

Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army (SAAA), 105 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310?0105.

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army (AAHS?ZA), 9301 Chapek Road, Building 1458, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060?5527.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)

Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose ? 1?1, page 1 References and forms ? 1?2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms ? 1?3, page 1 Responsibilities ? 1?4, page 1 Records management (recordkeeping) requirements ? 1?5, page 1

Chapter 2 Designation, Classification, and Change in Status of Units, page 1 Classification of units ? 2?1, page 1 Change in status of units ? 2?2, page 1 Constitution, activation, designation, inactivation, and disbandment of modification table of organization and equipment

units ? 2?3, page 4 Organization, designation, and discontinuance of table of distribution and allowances units and activities ? 2?4, page 5 Organization, designation, and discontinuance of provisional units ? 2?5, page 5

*This regulation supersedes AR 220?5, dated 15 April 2003.

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Contents--Continued

Appendixes A. References, page 7 B. Internal Control Evaluation, page 9 Table List Table 2?1: Significant unit status changes 1, page 2 Glossary

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Chapter 1 Introduction

1?1. Purpose This regulation prescribes general policies and rules governing the designation, classification, and change in status of Army units.

1?2. References and forms See appendix A.

1?3. Explanation of abbreviations and terms See the glossary.

1?4. Responsibilities a. On behalf of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army (AASA), the U.S. Army Center of Military

History (CMH), Chief of Military History (AAMH?ZA) will? (1) Be the approving authority for those unit status changes specified in chapter 2. (2) Record significant unit status changes for legal and historical purposes as specified in chapter 2. (3) Submit official unit designations to the U.S. Army Command and Control Support Agency for entry into the long

name field of the Defense Readiness Reporting System?Army (DRRS?A) database, in accordance with AR 71?32 and AR 220?1. Changes to long names for active units will not be made more than 30 days in advance of the effective date.

b. The Chief, National Guard Bureau will?? (1) Sub-allot unit numbers issued by the CMH (AAMH?ZA). (2) Follow guidance in chapter 2 and National Guard Regulation (NGR) 10?1 for changes in the status of Army National Guard (ARNG) units. (3) Follow the provisions of the Army Mobilization and Operations Planning and Execution System (AMOPES) for the entry of units into active Federal service. c. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G?3/5/7 (DCS, G?3/5/7) (DAMO?ZA) will be the approving authority for those unit status changes specified in chapter 2 (see table 2?1 for specific directorate responsibilities). d. The Chief, Army Reserve will?? (1) Follow guidance in chapter 2 and AR 140?1 for changes in the status of the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) units. (2) Follow the provisions of AMOPES for entry of units into active military service. e. Commanders of ACOMs and Army service component commands (ASCCs) will issue unit status change orders and report changes as specified in chapter 2.

1?5. Records management (recordkeeping) requirements The records management requirement for all record numbers, associated forms, and reports required by this regulation are addressed in the Records Retention Schedule??Army (RRS?A). Detailed information for all related record numbers, forms, and reports are located in Army Records Information Management System (ARIMS)/RRS?A at . If any record numbers, forms, and reports are not current, addressed, and/or published correctly in ARIMS/RRS?A, see DA Pam 25?403 for guidance.

Chapter 2 Designation, Classification, and Change in Status of Units

2?1. Classification of units Army units are of two types. They are classified as modification table of organization and equipment (MTOE) units or as table of distribution and allowances (TDA) units (see AR 71?32).

2?2. Change in status of units Any action that changes the organizational structure, designation, assignment, or location of a military unit is a change in the status of that unit. Unit status changes are made a matter of record for legal and historical purposes. CMH records

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