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The 124th Fighter Wing (124 FW) is a unit of the Idaho Air National Guard, stationed at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho. It operates the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducting close air support missions. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command .
Tennessee Army National Guardsmen participating in training in preparation for deployment to Iraq, 2009. Tennessee's 45th General Assembly in 1887 established the Tennessee National Guard, as it is known today. [7] State lawmakers set up the basic conditions under which the force would operate.
The Vermont National Guard is composed of the Vermont Army National Guard and the Vermont Air National Guard. Together, they are collectively known as the Green Mountain Boys. Both units use the original Revolutionary War-era Flag of the Green Mountain Boys as their banner. In 2009, they had 2,600 members.
National Guard Bureau. The National Guard Bureau is the federal agency responsible for the administration of the National Guard established by the United States Congress as a joint bureau of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force. It was created by the Militia Act of 1903.
The history of the Army National Guard in the United States dates from 1636, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony 's government organized existing militia companies into three regiments. The National Guard's history continued through the colonial era, including the French and Indian War, and extends into the modern era, including participation in ...
Camp Grayling. / 44.63444°N 84.77250°W / 44.63444; -84.77250. Camp Grayling is a military training facility located near Grayling, Michigan, United States, primarily in Crawford County, and spread over three counties. Camp Grayling is the main training facility for the Michigan National Guard and is the largest US National Guard ...
According to a March 2005 press release issued by Walz’s office, the National Guard Public Affairs Office announced that month “a possible partial mobilization of roughly 2,000 troops from the ...
The Alabama National Guard is the National Guard of the U.S State of Alabama, and consists of the Alabama Army National Guard and the Alabama Air National Guard. (The Alabama State Defense Force is the third military unit of the Alabama Military Department, part of the Government of Alabama, however not a component of the National Guard).