National Guard (United States)

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The National Guard (NG) is the organized militia of the United States and a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces. The National Guard is composed of reserve components of the United States Air Force and the United States Army: the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard, respectively. It is based in each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories. Guard components are part of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force when activated for federal missions. The legal basis of the National Guard is Congress's Article I, Section 8 enumerated power to "raise and support Armies". All members of the National Guard are also members of the Militia of the United States as defined by 10 U.S.C. § 246. National Guard units are under the dual control of U.S. state or territorial governments and the U.S. federal government. The National Guard can be called upon to act by state government in domestic security emergencies (such as civil unrest) or natural...

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