National Guard U.S. militia. The militia is authorized by the Constitution of the United States, which also defines the militia's functions and the federal and state role. Article 1, Section 8 provides that Congress shall have the power to call forth "the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions." Congress was entrusted with organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia, but the appointment of officers and the training of the militia were reserved to the states. Further provisions were made in the Second Amendment. In peacetime the National Guard is placed under state jurisdiction and can be used by governors to quell local disturbances, as in Newark and Detroit riots in 1967, and to help in times of local disasters, such as floods and hurricanes. In times of war or other emergencies the National Guard is absorbed into the active service of the United States and the president is commander in chief. The National Guard has been partially mobilized during the Korean War, the Berlin crisis of 1961, and the Persian Gulf War and for peacekeeping in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The National Guard's equipment and personnel are standardized to conform with U.S. army regulations. Enlistment is voluntary; compensation, paid by the federal government, is given for periods of drill and field training. The Air National Guard was formed in 1947.
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Coast Guard gets first national security cutter; Counts on 418-foot Bertholf to help Deepwater program.(NATION)
The Washington Times; 5/9/2008; 546 words;
... WASHINGTON TIMES The Coast Guard yesterday accepted its first national security cutter, the USCGC ... be the flagship of the Coast Guard's fleet, is the latest and ... tremendous capabilities to the Coast Guard and we look forward to our ... and delivered to the Coast Guard in more than 20 years ... .
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Florida National Guard crash victims mourned
Chicago Sun-Times; 3/12/2001; 2 words;
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NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT
Dayton Daily News; 1/17/2008; 2 words;
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National Guard Armory holds fundraiser
Dayton Daily News; 9/20/2007; 2 words;
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Connecticut Army National Guard Lt. Col. Edward Strong, left, of Wallingford...[Derived Headline; Caption text only]
New Haven Register; 4/6/2007; Ray Hoye; 2 words;
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NATIONAL GUARD UNIT RETURNS TO ROANOKE
Roanoke Times & World News; 5/22/2003; ERIC BRADY THE ROANOKE TIMES; 2 words;
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HUNDREDS FIGHT FLOOD IN STATE OF WASHINGTON MOUNT VERNON, WASH. -- HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS JOINED NATIONAL GUARD AND ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TROOPS YESTERDAY IN A BATTLE TO SAVE MOUNT VERNON'S DOWNTOWN FROM THE RAIN-SWOLLEN SKAGIT RIVER. "WE ARE IN A FULL FLOOD FIGHT," SAID DAVE BROOKINGS, SKAGIT COUNTY ASSISTANT FLOOD CONTROL ENGINEER. BUT ELSEWHERE, MANY OF THE MORE THAN 500 RESIDENTS DISPLACED BY NEAR-RECORD FLOOD LEVELS ON SEVEN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON RIVERS WERE RETURNING HOME, AND MOST DIKES AND LEVEES HAD HELD IN LOW-LYING AREAS. THREE HOUSES WERE LOST IN AN ISOLATED RESORT TOWN, AND OFFICIALS SAID DAMAGE TO ROADS, BRIDGES, HOMES AND BUSINESSES FROM FLOODING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WOULD RUN TO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. HIGH WATER, SLIDES AND WASHOUTS CLOSED MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, INCLUDING THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY NORTH OF HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF VANCOUVER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE THREE-DAY DELUGE WAS PRODUCED BY THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NICKNAME FOR A FALL STORM ROUTE FROM HAWAII TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IN MOUNT VERNON, WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 14,500, BROOKINGS SAID THAT 400 TO 500 PEOPLE FILLED SANDBAGS AS THE SKAGIT RIVER CRESTED AT 35.2 FEET, 7.2 FEET OVER FLOOD STAGE. THREE TO FOUR FEET OF SANDBAGS WERE PILED ATOP A 34-FOOT REVETMENT PROTECTING THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BROOKINGS SAID. "THIS IS ALL JUST FLAT FARMLAND," HE SAID. "AFTER IT GETS OVER THE LEVEES, THAT WATER JUST KEEPS SPREADING." DOWNSTREAM, ABOUT 60 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED LATE SATURDAY FROM FIR ISLAND AND 50 OR SO LEFT CONWAY, BROOKINGS SAID. DOZENS OF PEOPLE FILLED SANDBAGS TO SHORE UP SHAKY DIKES NEAR CONWAY TO TRY TO PREVENT THE DISPLACEMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL 500 TO 600 PEOPLE, HE SAID. IN WHATCOM COUNTY, THE HARDEST HIT BY FLOODING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, DAMAGE COULD APPROACH $10 MILLION, OFFICIALS SAID.
The Boston Globe; 11/12/1990; Associated Press; 6 words;
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Marty Peek is a captain in the Wyoming Army National Guard.[Derived Headline]
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle; 11/11/2006; Shauna Stephenson; 2 words;
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Edgar Hollingsworth, 74, is carried from his home by National Guard Spc. Manuel Ramos in New Orleans in Tuesday. The emaciated man had been stranded in his home since Hurricane Katrina struck more than two weeks ago.
Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 9/14/2005; 2 words;
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Soldiers' families suffer emotional hit It's the biggest combat deployment of reserve and National Guard troops since WWII, and the families left waiting are running out of ways to cope. In Illinois, help is on the way in a first-of-its-kind program
Chicago Sun-Times; 2/29/2004; 2 words;
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National Guard.(News and Notes)
Florida Bar News; 8/15/2006; 16 words;
Kip Lassner of Cole, Scott & Kissane was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel in the National Guard.
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Readers speak out on National Guard in Iraq
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 2/1/2005; Shirley Midgley, Weymouth; 13 words;
I think it's very unfair to send the Guard units to Iraq again. SHIRLEY MIDGLEY Weymouth
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Army National Guard. (Defense Department).
National Defense; 10/1/2002; 28 words;
Davis is replacing Army Brig. Gen. Clyde A. Vaughn, who is being reassigned to become deputy director for the Army National Guard, in the National Guard Bureau, based in Arlington, Va.
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BUSH'S DOCUMENTS FAN FIRE PAY RECORDS SHOW GUARD SERVICE, BUT GAPS LINGER.(Wire/National/International)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/11/2004; 10 words;
CAPTION(S): Photo George Bush in a jet in the Air National Guard.
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[ The North Dakota National Guard helicopter formation passes over the crowd... ]
Bismarck Tribune; 5/30/2006; 24 words;
The North Dakota National Guard helicopter formation passes over the crowd to open the Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Mandan.
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