List of militia organizations in the United States explained

This is a list of active and armed militia organizations in the United States. While the two largest militias are the Oath Keepers and the 3 Percenters, there are numerous smaller groups.

Background

See main article: American militia movement. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) identified 334 militia groups at their peak in 2011. It identified 276 in 2015, up from 202 in 2014.^[1] In 2016, the SPLC identified a total of 165 armed militia groups within the United States.^{[2] [3]}

National groups

, the following militia groups have a national presence:

• The Constitutional Sheriffs
• Oath Keepers^[4]
• Not Fucking Around Coalition^[5]
• Three Percenters^{[6] [7]}
• Guardians of Liberty^[8]
• Proud Boys
• Boogaloo movement

Statewide groups

Arizona Border Recon	Arizona	^[9] ^[10] ^[11]
Arizona Liberty Guard	Arizona	^[12]
Arizona State Militia	Arizona	^[13]
Southern Arizona Militia	Arizona
Arkansas Defense Force	Arkansas
First State Pathfinders	Delaware
Indiana Citizens Volunteer Militia	Indiana
Kentucky Mountain Rangers	Kentucky
Louisiana Volunteer Force	Louisiana
Maine Militia	Maine
Michigan Home Guard	Michigan
Michigan Militia	Michigan
Northwest Lower Michigan Civil Defense	Michigan
Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia	Michigan
Missouri Brotherhood Militia	Missouri
Missouri Citizens Militia	Missouri	^[14]
Missouri Militia	Missouri	^[15]
North Country Deplorables	New York	^[16]
New York Light Foot Militia	New York	^[17]
New York Militia TM	New York
New York Mutual Assistance Group	New York
New Mexico Civil Guard	New Mexico	^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
The Last Militia	Ohio
Ohio Irregulars	Ohio
Ohio Valley Minutemen Citizen's Volunteer Militia	Ohio
West Ohio Minutemen	Ohio
Appalachian Associators	Pennsylvania
Iron City Citizen's Response Unit (CRU)	Pennsylvania	^[21] ^[22] ^[23] ^[24]
Pennsylvania Armare Woodsmen	Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia	Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Militia	Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Patriots	Rhode Island
Texas State Militia	Texas	^[25] ^[26]
This Is Texas Freedom Force	Texas	^[27] ^[28]
Green Mountain Militia	Vermont
Washington Light Foot Militia	Washington	^[29]
West Virginia Light Foot Militia	West Virginia

Local groups

SPLC identified local militia groups (2018)!State!Name!Location

Alabama	Alabama Constitutional Militia	Clanton
	South Alabama Militia	Dothan
Alaska	Alaska Citizens Militia	Nikiski
Arizona	Arizona Freedom Militia	Mohave
	Northern Arizona Militia	Golden Valley
Arkansas	Arkansas State Militia Corps	Mansfield
California	California State Militia	Bay Area
		Northern
		Sacramento County
		Southern
Florida	Florida Militia	Central
		Northeast
		Northwest
		Southern
Idaho	Idaho Light Foot Militia	Kootenai County
		Meridian
Illinois	Illinois Sons of Liberty	Chicago
Indiana	Indiana Citizens Volunteer Militia	Lake County
Kentucky	KY County Rangers	Bath County
Maine	Maine Volunteer Responders	Gardiner
Michigan	Capitol City Militia	Clinton County
	Genesee County Volunteer Militia	Genesee County
	Michigan Liberty Militia	Barry County
	Michigan Peoples' Reactionary Force	Genesee County
	Michigan Wolf Pack	Gratiot County
	Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia	Lapeer County
		Macomb County
		Wayne County
Mississippi	Citizens Militia of Mississippi	Batesville
		Carroll County
Missouri	417 Second Amendment Militia^[30]	Hartville
	Missouri Citizens Militia	Washington County
	Missouri Militia	Joplin
		Kansas City
		Springfield
		St. Joseph
New Hampshire	Patriot Mutual Assistance Group	Rindge
New York	New York Lightfoot Militia^[31]	Delaware, County
	Liberty State Militia	Chenango County
	New York Militia TM	Albany County
		Mohawk Valley Region
	New York Mutual Assistance Group	Orange County
		Suffolk County
North Carolina	Stokes County Militia	King
Ohio	The Frontiersmen	Ravenna
	The Last Militia	Allen County
		Butler County
		Clark County
		Hamilton County
		Montgomery County
		Summit County
		Trumbull County
	North East Ohio Outdoorsman	East Rochester
	Ohio Defense Force Home Guard	Cincinnati
		Cleveland
		New Lexington
		Zanesville
	Reapers Constitutional Militia of Ohio	Cortland
Oregon	Central Oregon Constitutional Guard	Redmond
Pennsylvania	Carlisle Light Infantry	Cumberland County
	Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Militia	Wyomissing
	Iron City Citizen's Response Unit (CRU)	Allegheny
	Pennsylvania Homeland Shield	Clarksburg
	Pennsylvania Light Foot Militia	Berks County
		Bradford County
		Juniata County
		Luzerne County
		Schuylkill County
		Tioga County
		Westmoreland County
South Carolina	South Carolina Light Foot Militia	Horry County
Tennessee	1st Tennessee Rifles UMIT	Lafayette
	East Tennessee Mountain Militia	Knoxville
	Tennessee Defence Legion	Chester
Texas	Alamo Militia	San Antonio
	Golden Triangle Militia	Groves
		Orange
	Texas Light Foot Militia	Tyler
	Texas State Militia	Austin
		Big Spring
		Houston
Washington	Washington Light Foot Militia	Spokane County
West Virginia	Ohio Valley Minutemen Citizen's Volunteer Militia	Charleston
Wisconsin	Kenosha Guard^[32]	Kenosha

Inactive groups

Several militia organizations have since become inactive including:

Name	Location
1st Mechanical Kansas Militia	Kansas	^[33]
Citizens for Constitutional Freedom	New Mexico
Connecticut White Wolves	Connecticut	^[34]
Gadsden Minutemen	Alabama	^[35]
Kentucky State Militia	Kentucky	^[36]
Militia of Montana	Montana	^[37]
North American Militia	Michigan	^[38]
Ohio Defense Force	Ohio	^[39]
North American Militia	Michigan	^[40] ^[41]
Pennsylvania Military Reserve	Pennsylvania	^[42] ^[43]
San Joaquin County Militia	California	^[44]
Southern California High Desert Militia	California	^[45]
Southern Indiana Regional Militia	Indiana	^[46]
Texas Emergency Reserve	Texas	^[47]
Texas Light Foot Militia (statewide)	Texas	^[48]
Cube Earth Armed Defense Force	Motley, Minnesota	^[49]
Ohio Unorganized Militia Assistance and Advisory Committee	Ohio	^[50]
Oklahoma Constitutional Militia	Oklahoma	^[51]
Viper Militia	Arizona	^[52]
Washington State Militia	Washington	^[53] ^[54]
West Virginia Mountaineer Militia		^[55]
Wolverine Watchmen	Michigan	^[56]
Pennsylvania Free Militia	Pennsylvania

See also

• Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
• WHYU-LP, a low-power radio station operated by the American Militia Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Antigovernment militia groups grew by more than one-third in last year . Southern Poverty Law Center . 28 February 2016.
2. . 15 February 2017 . Active Patriot Groups in the US in 2016 . Intelligence Report . en . Southern Poverty Law Center . 2017 Spring . 7 November 2019.
3. News: Childress . Sarah . A Guide to the New Militia Movement . 7 November 2019 . Frontline . PBS . 17 May 2017 . en.
4. Web site: Oath Keepers militia will attend Portland 'free speech' rally, says leader. . June 4, 2017 .
5. Web site: Shane Paul Neil. What Is the NFAC, and Who Is Grandmaster Jay?. October 5, 2020. Complex. en.
6. Web site: Three Percenters . Anti-Defamation League . 7 November 2019 . en.
7. Sunshine . Spencer . January 5, 2016 . Profiles on the Right: Three Percenters . Political Research Associates . February 11, 2016.
8. Web site: US House Select Committee. DEPOSITION OF: MICHAEL LEE WELLS. April 14, 2022. US House of Representatives. en.
9. News: Farzan . Antonia Noori . He was kicked out of a border militia. Then the FBI found a gun 'factory' in his home. . 7 November 2019 . Washington Post . 30 August 2019 . en.
10. News: Santos . Fernanda . At the Southern Border, a Do-It-Yourself Tack on Security . 7 November 2019 . The New York Times . 21 December 2016 . en.
11. Web site: Desert Hawks: Paramilitary veterans group stakes out US-Mexico borderlands . Tim Gaynor . Al Jazeera . October 26, 2014 .
12. Buchanan . Susy . Active Antigovernment Groups in the United States (2018) . Intelligence Report . Spring 2019 . 166 . 56–61 . 2 March 2020 . Southern Poverty Law Center . en.
13. News: Armed citizens patrol the Arizona-Mexico border . PBS NewsHour . 4 February 2017 . en-us.
14. Web site: Guns, rights and the Missouri Citizen Militia . Londberg . Max . 7 August 2015 . 15 May 2015 .
15. News: Saltzman . John . Missing Fulton man triggers search party . 7 November 2019 . KOMU.com . University of Missouri . 23 April 2017 . Fulton . en.
16. News: Thomasli . Karen . In-fighting and threats splinter pro-Trump groups . 7 October 2019 . NBC New York . 21 September 2017 . en.
17. News: Wallace . Sarah . NY Militia Gives Inside Look at its Operation . 7 November 2019 . NBC New York . 21 September 2017 . en.
18. Web site: NM Civil Guard is marching forward, despite calls to stand down - Albuquerque Journal . 2022-09-11 . www.abqjournal.com.
19. Web site: Bryce Provance New Mexico Civil Guard deposition . 2022-09-11 . KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos . en-US.
20. Web site: 2020-06-17 . New Mexico Civil Guard speaks out, governor and mayor condemn group . 2022-09-11 . KRQE NEWS 13 - Breaking News, Albuquerque News, New Mexico News, Weather, and Videos . en-US.
21. News: Paul . John . Ambridge Business Called in Private Militia to "Stand Guard" During Protest. 12 June 2021 . BeaverCountian . 1 June 2020 . en.
22. News: Shumway . John . 'I Want To Go To Work': Protesters Against Stay-At-Home Order Rally Outside City-County Building In Downtown Pittsburgh. 12 June 2021 . KDKA News, Pittsburgh . 20 April 2020 . en.
23. News: Hundreds Gather For Pro-Gun Rally Outside Pennsylvania Capitol. 12 June 2021 . Associated Press . 7 June 2021 . en.
24. News: Lee . Lauren . Sewickley councilman rapped over photo with armed protesters . 12 June 2021 . NBC New York . 24 April 2020 . en.
25. News: Arias . Jacqueline . Abbott's campaign stop in McAllen brings protests over SB 4 . 2 March 2020 . Rio Grande Guardian . 16 July 2017 . McAllen, Rio Grande Valley . en-US.
26. News: Yablon . Alex . Right-Wing Militias Are Now Actively Supporting Some State and Local Pro-Trump Politicians . 2 March 2020 . The Trace . 7 August 2017 . en.
27. News: Walsh . Dominic . The FBI Calls It An 'Extremist Militia.' What Exactly Is 'This Is Texas Freedom Force?' . 14 December 2022 . Texas Public Radio . 31 January 2021 . Dallas, Texas . en-US.
28. News: Henderson . Amanda . Protesters and counter protesters make their voices heard outside drag event at the Aztec . 14 December 2022 . News 4 San Antonio . 14 December 2022 . San Antonio, Texas . en-US.
29. News: Wiles . Tay . Meet your local anti-government extremist groups . 7 November 2019 . High Country News . 27 September 2017 . en-us.
30. Web site: Federal agents arrest two Missouri militia members traveling to Kenosha with weapons. 13 KRCG. 2020-03-01.
31. Web site: Militia leaders who descended on Charlottesville condemn 'rightwing lunatics' . Walters . Joanna . 15 August 2017. The Guardian.
32. Web site: 28 September 2020 . Armed white men patrolling Kenosha protests organized on Facebook . TheGuardian.com.
33. Encyclopedia: Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium . 1st Mechanical Kansas Militia . 20 October 2020.
34. Web site: Members and Associates of White Supremacist Group Charged with Making Grenades, Selling Guns. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2022-12-05.
35. News: MILITIA MEMBERS SAY THEY SPREAD WORD ON ROUNDUP'. The Washington Post. 2021-04-04.
36. Web site: Kentucky State Militia. TRAC Terrorism. March 2, 2020.
37. Medina . Richard M. . Nicolosi . Emily . Brewer . Simon . Linke . Andrew M. . 2018-07-04 . Geographies of Organized Hate in America: A Regional Analysis . Annals of the American Association of Geographers . 108 . 4 . 1011 . 10.1080/24694452.2017.1411247 . 2018AAAG..108.1006M . 134492071 . 2469-4452.
38. Web site: North American Militia. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 2022-05-11.
39. The Secret World of Extreme Militias . Gellman . Barton . 30 September 2010 . . 22 February 2017.
40. Web site: North American Militia. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 2021-12-22.
41. Web site: North American Militia (NAM) / Michigan Militia Wolverines. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2021-10-02.
42. Web site: Bartleson . William V. . Militia . Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia . Rutgers University . 7 November 2019 . en . 2017 . During the late twentieth century, small bands of civilians... formed private militias groups... often ultraconservative and anti-government... Running the gamut from loosely knit social clubs to highly organized units such as the Pennsylvania Military Reserve....
43. News: Three to join Great Valley Wall of Fame . 7 November 2019 . Daily Local News . 25 October 2012 . en.
44. Web site: S.J. militia surfaces in bomb plot. Record.net. 2022-05-03.
45. Web site: Southern California High Desert Militia. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2021-06-26.
46. Web site: Southern Indiana Regional Militia (SIRM). Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2020-01-21.
47. Book: Gitlin, Marty . The Ku Klux Klan: A Guide to an American Subculture . 2009 . ABC-CLIO . 978-0-313-36576-8 . 41–42.
48. News: Texas Town Has Citizen Militia Standing Guard at Recruiters Office . Brannson . Doug . 22 July 2015 . . Townsquare Media, Inc. . 14 January 2016.
49. Web site: Twin Cities Free Militia. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2021-08-27.
50. Web site: Ohio Unorganized Militia Assistance and Advisory Committee. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2020-02-28.
51. Web site: Oklahoma Constitutional Militia. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2020-01-21.
52. Web site: Arizona Viper Militia. Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. 2021-04-18.
53. Web site: Washington State Militia. Terrorism Research & Aalysis Consortium. 2021-06-24.
54. Web site: 3 state militia members to remain in Seattle jail. Kitsap Sun. 2021-08-27.
55. News: Johnston . David . 7 in Paramilitary Group Arrested in West Virginia . 2 March 2020 . The New York Times . 12 October 1996 . en.
56. News: Ferretti . Christine . Snell . Robert . Men detonated explosive, used encrypted messages in Whitmer kidnap plot, feds say . 8 October 2020 . . 8 October 2020.