United States National Guard

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The United States National Guard is a reserve military force composed of state-based Army and Air National Guard units that can be mobilized for both domestic emergencies and federal military operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
reserve military force
canBeActivatedBy President of the United States
state governor
commandStructure dual state-federal control
country United States of America
establishedAsModernForce 1903
fundingSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States

state governments of the United States
governedBy National Guard Bureau
hasBranch Air National Guard
Army National Guard
hasComponent Air National Guard
Army National Guard
hasJurisdiction 50 U.S. states
Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

District of Columbia
Guam
Puerto Rico
U.S. Virgin Islands
headquartersLocation Pentagon
surface form: The Pentagon
historicalOrigin colonial militias of the Thirteen Colonies
legalBasis Militia Act of 1903
National Defense Act of 1916
Title 10 of the United States Code
Title 32 of the United States Code
Total Force of the United States Armed Forces
surface form: Total Force Policy

United States Constitution
motto Always Ready, Always There
notableDomesticRole response to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
response to Hurricane Katrina
participatedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I
World War II
participatedInOperation Operation Enduring Freedom
Iraq War
surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Noble Eagle
partOf United States Armed Forces
primaryFunction domestic emergency response
federal military operations support
reportsTo Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense

United States Secretary of Defense
role reserve component of the United States Air Force
reserve component of the United States Army
symbol Sam the Minuteman
surface form: Minuteman
trainingStandard same basic standards as active duty Army and Air Force
typeOfPersonnel part-time citizen-soldiers
typicalMissions civil disturbance control
disaster relief
homeland defense
overseas combat deployments
support to civil authorities

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National Defense Act of 1916 affectedOrganization United States National Guard
Chief of the National Guard Bureau appliesTo United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
Executive Order 9981 appliesTo United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard units in federal service
Title 32 of the United States Code appliesTo United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard
Army National Guard of the District of Columbia componentOf United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
Special Operations Command North coordinatesWith United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard units
Militia Act of 1903 establishedRelationshipBetween United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard and United States Army
National Defense Act of 1916 expandedForce United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard
Title 10 of the United States Code governs United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard when in federal service
Texas Military Forces hasCommandStructure United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
United States Armed Forces hasReserveComponent United States National Guard
milConnect hasUserGroup United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard members
this entity surface form: National Guard components
this entity surface form: National Guard
Champ de Mars Massacre involves United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard
Guardians militaryStatus United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard (planned component)
North American F-100 Super Sabre operator United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard units of the United States
Department of Defense oversees United States National Guard
subject surface form: United States Department of Defense
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States (when federalized)
National Guard Bureau overseesComponent United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
Air National Guard partOf United States National Guard
Arkansas National Guard partOf United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
Army National Guard partOf United States National Guard
California National Guard partOf United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
Illinois National Guard partOf United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
Texas Military Forces partOf United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
1970 United States postal strike participant United States National Guard
United States militia forces predecessorOf United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard of the United States
this entity surface form: National Guard
United States Volunteers relatedTo United States National Guard
Title 32 of the United States Code relevantFor United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard members
Chez Veterans Center serves United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard members
Joint Chiefs of Staff serviceBranchesRepresented United States National Guard
Title 32 of the United States Code subjectMatter United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard
DS Logon usedBy United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard members
Humvee usedBy United States National Guard
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve worksWith United States National Guard
this entity surface form: National Guard