The New Mexico State Guard (NMSG) will be a skilled, trained, flexible, deployable community-oriented military force serving homeland security needs of the state and its local communities. 

As New Mexico ARNG units are deployed on federal missions, the NMSG will stand up to protect its armories and assist emergency and law enforcement agencies as requested. 

NMSG soldiers will be physically fit, mentally alert, skilled in useful specialty areas, and ready for military deployment anywhere in the state of NM when called upon. 

The NMSG will become a leader in the nation for its reorganization, new methods of training, relationship building with the ARNG, and advances in building specialty teams that be rapidly deployed during times of crisis.