Have governors ever assigned their state's National Guardsmen to other states? I'm not talking

[Atticus]

about a POTUS calling Guardsmen to assist in the aftermath of a hurricane or other disaster.

Has a GOVERNOR ever deployed their Guardsmen to another state for ANY reason?

[SheltieLover]

1. Good question!

[Lovie777]

2. In "real" crisis . ....

[rurallib]

3. ours (Iowa) is sending Highway Patrol officers to Texas for the border shaming photo-op

that is definitely one I have never heard of

[PoliticAverse]

4. Several sent their guard units to Washington DC recently...

https://www.legitgov.org/illinois-governor-sending-500-national-guard-troops-washington

Note that they are in fact called "National Guard" not (statename) Guard.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. I Remember That

They even did vetting to make sure weren't sending guardsmen who were allies of the seditionists.

[Atticus]

7. I had assumed that the Illinois National Guardsmen were sent to DC in response to

a REQUEST from some federal authority. Is that incorrect?

[mopinko]

8. they were asked for.

[jonstl08]

6. Natural disasters

Had friend in Ohio who was a member of their National Guard. Was sent to Ny/NJ after Hurricane Sandy hit that area.

[MichMan]

9. Happens all the time

[WarGamer]

10. +1000 nt

[CrackityJones75]

12. Without it being asked for at National level? Not sure.

I don’t know where the governor had sent their guardsmen without them being asked for at the national level.

[lpbk2713]

11. DeSantis is sending LEOs to Texas to "guard" the border.

From several different law enforcement agencies.

Big dumbass.