The address of the Maryland National Guard Military Historical Society Inc is: Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, MD 21201
Yes, the National Guard can refuse to federalize in certain circumstances, such as when the governor of a state does not consent to the federalization or when the President does not have the authority to federalize the National Guard for a specific purpose.
To assist local authorities and maintain control.
Since 1636, the Guard has served America as both a wartime force and the first military responders in times of domestic crisis. Hundreds of times each year, the nation's Governors call upon their National Guard to respond to fires, floods, hurricanes, and a host of other natural disasters. Preparing for, and responding to, whatever Mother Nature throws our way - from Hurricane Katrina to Avian Flu - is how we live up to our motto: The National Guard: Always Ready, Always There.
The National Guard was named when the reorganisation of the force under the Militia Act of 1903. The name National Guard is a bit obvious, and forces intended to be geared solely towards intra-border tasks worldwide have been dubbed National Guard. Their purpose is to guard the nation as a home grown force, first and foremost. A lot of that's changed, especially since Creighton Abrams passed the Total Force Policy in the late 1970s, but that was the purpose for its formation anyhow.
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.
There is the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
No. There is only an Army National Guard and an Air National Guard.
Yes. Each state has National Guard units.
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.
The National Guard and Air National Guard can be (and have been) deployed. The Puerto Rico State Guard cannot.
Maryland National Park was created in 1999.