The National Guard, rooted in colonial militias, serves state needs under governors. Active-duty and reserve forces operate under federal command. Sometimes the National Guard can too. Different laws ...

Improving TAP for Guard and Reserve Servicemembers Act would support Guard and Reserve servicemembers’ transition back to civilian life. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia and Congressman ...

Coast Guard Station Washington reserve crewmembers aboard a 29-foot Response Boat patrol the waterways around the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty ...

The Department of Defense is sending more and more Reservists and National Guard into combat zones, with nearly 47,000 National Guard and Reserve forces in the process of being notified that they will ...

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National Guard GI Bill eligibility depends on federal duty status rather than time served, leaving some Guardsmen with limited benefits despite lengthy or demanding service.

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"Forging a Total Force traces the evolution of the Guard and reserve from the Revolutionary War-era militias to today's operational reserve, an integral part of the nation's total force. In the early ...

Temporary Reservists on duty at a Coast Guard Station near Detroit, Michigan. From left to right; BM2/c Fred Nunally, S2/c Edward Baker, S2/c Percy Coolman, and S2/c Alfred Schultz. (Coast Guard photo ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — V Corps held its third annual Reserve Component Symposium at V Corps Headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Nov. 22-23. Leaders from V Corps, U.S. Army Reserve and the Army National ...