### Question
How is the "Army National Guard" defined?


### Answer
The term **Army National Guard** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 101* as follows -

> that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—


(A) is a land force

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART I-ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL MILITARY POWERS > CHAPTER 1-DEFINITIONS**

