The Dept. of the Army.
Total force Concept
Not exactly. The Governor can order the Guard to state emergencies. The state commander maintains it, usually a Colonel or higher rank like a General.
Government maintains it
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.
No. There is only an Army National Guard and an Air National Guard.
There is the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
Yes. Each state has National Guard units.
Technically, one could say that all the National Guard are militia, in accordance with the Militia Act of 1903, which classes the National Guard as the Organized Militia, or one could argue that none of the National Guard fit the Constitutional definition of a militia, as they wear the uniform of the Army, and on the basis that the Total Force Policy ultimately maintains that the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard are one force.Whatever your stance on this matter is, all National Guard personnel are required to attend the same Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training which their counterparts in the Regular Army, Army Reserve, Air Force, and Air Force Reserve are required to attend.Some states have an auxiliary branch, known as State Guard Forces, State Defence Forces, etc. While administered under the National Guard bureau of each state, these outfits are not actually members of the National Guard.
No the National Guard does not have submarines. The National Guard is primarily a ground fighting organization. The Air National Guard does provide for air support within the US.
Today, the state militia in the United States is primarily represented by the National Guard. The National Guard serves as a reserve military force that can be mobilized for federal missions or state emergencies, such as natural disasters or civil unrest. Each state maintains its own National Guard units, which operate under both state and federal authority. Additionally, some states may have other organized militia groups, but the National Guard is the most recognized and widely used state militia today.
The National Guard and Air National Guard can be (and have been) deployed. The Puerto Rico State Guard cannot.
yes There are actually 2 types of national guards. There is the Air National Guard which is part of the Air Force and the Army National Guard which is part of the Army. Then there is the State Guard which certain states have and work closely with the army national guard.