What is National Guard (United States)?
{{unreferenced|date=August 2010}} [[File:Seal of the United States National Guard.svg|thumb|right|200px|]] The '''United States National Guard''' is an [[organization]] of the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Air Force]]. The U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force are both branches of the [[Military of the United States|United States military]]. The National Guard is a [[militia]] (an emergency army) for the [[United States]]. Each [[U.S. State]] has its own National Guard, usually under the control of that state's government. When needed, they are mobilized under control of the [[United States]]. There are two parts of the United States National Guard, administered by the National Guard Bureau of the [[United States Department of Defense]]. The Air National Guard is part of the United States Air Force; the Army National Guard is part of the United States Army. The two National Guard groups are identified by the kinds of jobs they do. The Air National Guard does mainly [[Anti-aircraft warfare|air defense]] jobs, while the Army National Guard does the jobs on the ground. ==Related pages== * [[United States Army Reserve]] * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States) National Guard (United States)] {{authority control}} [[Category:United States Army]] {{multistub|US|military}}