A report on National Guard (United States)
State-based military force that becomes part of the reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force when activated for federal missions.
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Great Railroad Strike of 1877
1 linksThe Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year.
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, sometimes referred to as the Great Upheaval, began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) cut wages for the third time in a year.
This strike finally ended some 69 days later, after it was put down by unofficial militias, the National Guard, and federal troops.
Militia Acts of 1792
2 linksThere were two Militia Acts enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792 that provided for the organization of militias and empowered the President of the United States to take command of the state militias in times of imminent invasion or insurrection.
There were two Militia Acts enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792 that provided for the organization of militias and empowered the President of the United States to take command of the state militias in times of imminent invasion or insurrection.
The Militia Act of 1903 repealed and superseded the Militia Act of 1795 and established the United States National Guard as the chief body of the organized militia in the United States.
California Army National Guard
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The California Army National Guard (CA ARNG) is one of three components of the California National Guard, a reserve of the United States Army, and part of the National Guard of the United States.
State Partnership Program
0 linksJoint program of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the individual states, territories, and District of Columbia.
Joint program of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the individual states, territories, and District of Columbia.
The SPP shortened the advisory presence to a United States National Guard unit of a designated state, called a partner, which would conduct joint exercises with the host.
List of decorations awarded by the United States National Guard
0 linksAwards and decorations of the National Guard are presented to members of the National Guard (United States) and sometimes to members of the state defense forces in addition to regular United States military decorations.
Kentucky Army National Guard
1 linksThe Kentucky Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard.
Insurrection Act of 1807
2 linksThe Insurrection Act of 1807 is a United States federal law that empowers the President of the United States to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in particular circumstances, such as to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion.
National Defense Act of 1920
2 linksSponsored by United States Representative Julius Kahn, Republican of California.
Sponsored by United States Representative Julius Kahn, Republican of California.
Advocated by John McAuley Palmer and other proponents of the National Guard, the legislation established the Army of the United States as an organization of three components: a) the Regular Army, b) the National Guard, and c) the Organized Reserve.
Kent State shootings
0 linksThe Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970 in Kent, Ohio, 40 mi south of Cleveland.
The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970 in Kent, Ohio, 40 mi south of Cleveland.
Twenty-eight National Guard soldiers fired approximately 67 rounds over a period of 13 seconds, killing four students and wounding nine others, one of whom suffered permanent paralysis.
Posse Comitatus Act
2 linksUnited States federal law signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.
United States federal law signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic policies within the United States.
National Guard units, state defense forces, and naval militias while under the authority of the governor of a state. However, when the National Guard is federalized under, that shifts control from the state governor to the President, making Guard operations subject to the Posse Comitatus Act as well.