Pennsylvania has the largest by far over any other state. Although Texas has the largest active duty presence, it is actually the third largest.
Yes. Each state has National Guard units.
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, they are very different, primarily in that the National Guard has a state mission, while the Army Reserve is entirely federal. Additionally, the Army Reserve is almost entirely support units, save for a single infantry battalion, while the National Guard does consist of combat arms 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.
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
There are AGR (Active Guard and Reserve) personnel assigned to National Guard units. Some personnel are also on active duty status on Title 10 orders. As for National Guard units, there are no full time National Guard units, except when they are activated on orders by the state or federal government; but, there are full time National Guard personnel within some units, usually at larger armories.
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maintain National Guard units.
Each unit will be assigned to an armoury, and units out of that armoury will typically be from the immediate area. Each state has a National Guard (as does Puerto Rico).
On the state level, it is the governor. On the federal level, it is the president of the united states.
In each state, the National Guard is commanded by the governor, who has the authority to deploy and manage the troops for state emergencies and domestic missions. The governor appoints a state adjutant general to assist in overseeing the National Guard units. Additionally, the President of the United States can federalize the National Guard for national missions, placing them under federal command.
The Directed Mission Essential Task List (DMETL) are State Homeland Security tasks that are treated as a directed mission for National Guard units. The list is developed by the commander.