0
What else can I help you with?
Does the National Guard go to Iraq?
Yes. National Guard units are deploying both to Iraq and Afghanistan. Here in North Carolina, the NC National Guard just recently returned from Iraq, and my two deployments to Iraq have been with National Guard units.
Who was just killed in Afghanistan from National Guard?
There is a website dedicated to americans fallen in Afghanistan called "remember the fallen". Although National Guard falls under the US Army, they may be listed as US Army and not National Guard. Once a guardsman is activated, he/she becomes active duty army until returned back to guard status when deployment is completed. The same goes for the Air National Guard, they become US Air Force personnel.
What is one peacetime or wartime event in which Colorado national guard participated?
The ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Does the National Guard go over seas first?
Yes, very recently National Guard from Mass. were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
Who commands the National Guard?
The Governor of the state is the main person in charge of that state's National Guard. The President of the United States takes charge of any National Guard unit at any time they want to. An example would be; the Governor of the state deploys National Guard troops to floods and fires around the state when needed. The President will deploy National Guard troops overseas to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan.
How many soldiers from the PA National Guard have been killed?
Since 9/11/2001, 296 PA National Guard soldiers died in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is current information from The Adjutant General as of 22JUL2011.
What year did National Guard go to Vietnam?
Very few National Guard units were sent to Vietnam, even though the draft was in effect. This led to the creation of the Total Force Policy, which effectively established the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard as a single, unitary force, and is the reason the deployment of National Guard units has been so widespread in Iraq (both in 1991 and in the current operation) and in Afghanistan.
Is it right to be drafted from the National Guard?
People used to join the Guard for just that reason: to stay out of the regular Army that got shipped overseas and not used to bolster a destroyed dying military the way they are used now in Iraq.
What is the possibility of getting sent to combat in the national guards?
If a person joins the National Guard today (August 2010), I think there is an excellent possibility of being sent to combat duty in Afghanistan, or Iraq.
What is the difference between the army national guard and the national guard or is there any?
There are actually two National Guards, but when people say the National Guard they are probably (but not necessarily) talking about the Army National Guard. The other National Guard is the Air National Guard which is to the Air Force what the Army National Guard is to the Army.
Is there a marine national guard?
No. There is only an Army National Guard and an Air National Guard.
How many branches Are in the national guard?
There is the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
