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The Tennessee State Guard (TNSG) is the state defense force of the state of Tennessee. The TNSG is organized as a military reserve force whose members drill once per month unless called to active duty.
Cooper Hefner, Son of Hugh Hefner, was a member of the California State Guard. [197] Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated United States Army soldiers of World War I, [198] served in the Tennessee State Guard. [16] Former Heavyweight champion boxer Lt. Jack Dempsey served in the New York Guard.
The Tennessee State Guard is a state defense force, a volunteer reserve force which may be activated whenever any part of the Tennessee National Guard is in active federal service. [ 1 ] The department has over 550 state employees plus over 12,000 federal employees.
This isn't the first time that Tennessee, and other states, have deployed National Guard troops to the Texas/Mexico border. Tennessee deployed 125 soldiers last year to McAllen, Texas.
The California State Guard is authorized under the provisions of the Title 32, United States Code, Section 109(c) [12] and the California State Military Reserve Act (codified in the California Military and Veterans Code). [13] It has legal standing as part of California's Active Militia. [14]
The 20,000-member Guard, a branch of the California Military Department, which the adjutant general also leads, serves a dual mission that includes responding to emergencies in the state, such as ...
Five soldiers killed in the Black Hawk helicopter crash were part the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the Night Stalkers.
In March 2011, Utah adopted the M1911 pistol as its state firearm. This gun was designed by Ogden, Utah native John Browning.The adoption was supported by Republican Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, who said, "It does capture a portion of Utah's history" and "even bigger than that, it captures a portion of American history."