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In reply to the discussion: Time to deploy the US Army to Texas? [View all]Think. Again.
(10,300 posts)...tells me that the various state guard units comprise the larger National Guard which is a under the authority of a FEDERAL agency called The National Guard Bureau...
"The National Guard Bureau is the federal agency responsible for the administration of the National Guard established by the United States Congress as a joint bureau of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force. It was created by the Militia Act of 1903. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, elevated the National Guard to a joint function of the Department of Defense. The 2007 NDAA, from the previous year, elevated the chief of the National Guard Bureau from a lieutenant general to a four-star general."
From: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_Bureau
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