No. There is an Army National Guard / Air National Guard unit in every US State, and in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia.
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.
Yes. Each state has National Guard units.
They governor doesn't request the National Guard - they order the National Guard. The statement is partially true, but still misleading. Typically, a County Sheriff will have the authority to activate National Guard units within their county or parish, or authority to activate the National Guard may sometimes be administered by the head of the state's Justice or Public Safety department, or by the state's Adjutant General, but the National Guard won't respond on their own.
State H.Q. of the Alabama National Guard.
The National Guard and Air National Guard can be (and have been) deployed. The Puerto Rico State Guard cannot.
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.
The National Guard is paid for with a combination of federal and state tax dollars.
The Governor of each state has the sole ability to mobilize that state's National Guard forces for emergencies.
Depends there are two national guard units the Army National Guard under overall authority of the U.S. Army and the Air National Guard under overall supervision of the U.S. Air Force
Non-Federalized: State Governor -> State Adjutant General -> State National Guard Units Federalized: President of the United States of America -> Joint Chief of Staff -> State Adjutant General -> State National Guard Units
No, the Vice President does not have the authority to activate the National Guard. This power lies with the state governors, who can activate their state's National Guard units in times of emergency or need.
Every state should have a "your state" Army (Air) National Guard OTAG-Office of the Adjudent General. Sample: Texas Army National Guard-OTAG, or Oregon Air National Guard, etc. Contact them.