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The U.S. National Guard is a joint reserve unit of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. It's the oldest division of the armed forces in the United States. The guard is a dual state and federal force, operated by the National Guard Bureau under the Department of Defense.The National Guard: How is the National Guard different from the Reserves?
Due to the swine flu outbreak, the National Guard has been tasked with escorting shipments of Tamiflu across state lines.WBNS: Ohio's Tamiflu Under Watch (May 1, 2009)
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Fast Facts
- Chief of the National Guard Bureau: H. Steven Blum
- First drill: Salem, Massachusetts on December 13, 1636, as a militia
- Standards for organizing, equipping and training brought up to par with those of the regular army by the Militia Act of 1903GlobalSecurity.org: Army National Guard History
- Authorized by: The Constitution, under the 2nd Amendment
- Can be mobilized by presidential order or by the state governor
- Only branch of the U.S. military who can operate on U.S. soilABC: 10-20 minutes - U.S.A. - National Guard
- Oldest component of the U.S. Armed ForcesOfficial Website: About the National Guard
- Provided most of the troops during the Mexican WarOfficial Website: About the National Guard
- The air division of the national guard: Air National GuardOfficial Website: About the National Guard
- 23,000 National guardsmen were called up during the Vietnam WarOfficial Website: About the National Guard
- 8,300 were deployed to VietnamOfficial Website: About the National Guard
- 50,000 guardsmen were deployed to support disaster relief during Hurricane KatrinaOfficial Website: About the National Guard
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Presidents Who Were Guardsmen
- Twenty Presidents have served in the U.S. National Guard:
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- Andrew Jackson
- William Henry Harrison
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- James A. Garfield
- Chester A. Arthur
- Benjamin Harrison
- William McKinley
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Harry Truman
- George W. Bush
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@Domorockzlrg oh u in the air national guard, I joined the army ng, that's wassup man
@iamtroop | November 12, 2009 01:25 AM -
Happy Veterans Day from Stanley=4yrs U.S. Navy & Vine=6yrs U.S. National Guard :-)
@themutes | November 11, 2009 09:50 PM -
@HawaiiAloha Thank you. U.S. Army Reserve, U.S. Army, and Maryland National Guard. 1989-2001.
@LAdams900 | November 11, 2009 09:17 PM -
I want to give another Happy Veterans Day salute to my brother-in-law Ed Reid. He served in the U.S. Navy and the Alabama National Guard.
@liaministries | November 11, 2009 03:00 PM -
Happy Veterans Day. This old National Guard soldier salutes all US servicemen & women; past, present & future. God bless & thank you. U-S-A!
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