Indiana National Guard > Civic Resources > Military Support Requests

Hosting a civic event?

If your event meets certain criteria, the Indiana National Guard can provide military support to your event.

Military support for civic events includes assets such as:

color guards
military equipment static displays
38th Division Band
guest speakers
flyovers
and recruiting assets.

For helicopter requests, please submit your request with a completed DD2535 and a completed Rotary Wing Request.
We must receive all aerial requests at least 60 days in advance of the scheduled event.

For requests involving anything other than helicopters, please submit your request with a completed DD2536.
We must receive all requests of this nature at least 30 days in advance of the scheduled event.

Submit DD Form requests to:

FAX: 317-247-3146 Attn: Community Relations

Address:    Indiana Joint Forces Headquarters
                 Public Affairs Office
                 Attn: Community Relations
                 2002 South Holt Road
                 Indianapolis, IN 46241-4839

Once your request is received:

we determine whether or not the event is supportable by the standards set in applicable community support regulations,
then forward the request to a local unit with assets that match what you have requested.
That unit determines whether or not it can support the request without affecting its operational obligations
then notifies the Community Relations Manager,
who will inform you in writing of the unit's decision, and whether your request has been approved or denied.

For more information or to submit a request, contact Staff Sgt Matt Scotten, Community Relations Manager at 317-247-3300 ext. 4089 or email Military Support Requests.

For Air Force Aerial Support please visit www.airshows.pa.hq.af.mil to submit a request.

Note: There are many events that we are legally unable to support.
For instance, the only fundraisers we are able to support are:

Combined Federal Campaign
National Guard Relief Fund
Army Relief Fund
Air Force Relief Fund
and the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society.

This is not intended to question the importance of other fundraisers, but merely concedes that most causes are already supported in an official government capacity via these programs, and that we not legally able to support other fundraisers due to community relations regulations governing the subject nationally.

Last updated Thursday, September 02, 2010