It also provides administrative support to units from other formations in the New York area that are stationed a long way from their higher HQ.

The 53rd Troop Command descends from a New York Army National Guard administrative grouping established after the American Civil War.

Following the Civil War, efforts were made to link the varied military units in New York under overall headquarters.

It arrived in Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, South Carolina in early fall and was redesignated the 53rd Brigade of the U.S. 27th Division.

Specific parts of RCTs of the 27th participated in other campaigns but they did not include the 27th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop.

The closure of the Washington Avenue Armory in early 1991 and other force structure saw the HTC relocated to Glenmore Road Armory in Troy, to replace the 205th Support Group and 27th Rear Area Operations Center (RAOC) which relocated to NYC.

The National Guard Bureau advised on 26 March 1994 that troop commands had been authorized to be redesignated with a numerical designation.

[1] Command, control, and supervise Army National Guard units attached to the Troop Command so as to provide manned, trained and equipped units capable of immediate expansion to war strength and available for service in time of war or national emergency or when appropriate to augment the active army.