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54 unusual facts about National Guard of the United States


1 Parachute Battalion

The first paratroopers were Permanent Force men, but soon the training of Citizen Force (similar to the National Guard of the United States) paratroopers commenced.

1978 Bossier City tornado outbreak

Nearby, a National Guard armory was completely destroyed.

1980 Miami riots

Florida governor Bob Graham ordered 500 National Guard troops into the area; despite his doubling their number the next day, the riot continued.

2010 AMA Pro American Superbike Championship season

Title sponsors for the series include Sunoco, Amsoil, National Guard, Dunlop, Speedcom and SunTrust.

2010 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship season

Title sponsors for the series include Sunoco, Amsoil, National Guard, Dunlop, Speedcom and SunTrust.

Armed Forces Insurance

AFI also is a corporate member of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), a private, nonprofit organization that supports the Army—active duty, National Guard, Reserve, civilians, retirees and family members.

Ash-har Quraishi

His reports have resulted in changes in police complaint procedures and changes in recruitment policies for the Missouri National Guard.

Batman: Contagion

The governor sent in the National Guard.

Bennett Landreneau

In December 1990, the Battalion was mustered into the National Guard of the United States under Title 10 of the United States Code where it deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Storm.

Blue Force

He makes several arrests in connection with a National Guard armory break-in.

Calvin Warburton

Warburton grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts and worked as a military chaplain in World War II, Korea and Germany, then in the National Guard.

Casey Mears

For the 2007 season, Mears assumed driving duties for the #25 Hendrick Chevrolet, with co-primary sponsorship from the National Guard of the United States and GMAC.

Charles Remond Douglass

The organization later became the First Separate Battalion, National Guard of the District of Columbia.

Chevrolet K5 Blazer

Some decommissioned M1009s end up in law enforcement use (e.g. with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department) or sold through government auctions, but a handful are still in use by the National Guard.

Combat Stress Intervention Program

The project began in 2008, with the first phase including an anonymous survey of 1,500 National Guard and Reserve members from Southwestern Pennsylvania to determine the veterans' needs.

DaMarques Johnson

In 2000, Johnson joined the United States Army and National Guard, an option given to him as a kid to get out of some trouble.

Doc Childre

After serving in the National Guard, he started a recording studio.

Esther Charlotte Emily Weisbrodt Francis

It serves as a radar station operated by the National Guard to guide air traffic in the Great Basin region.

F. Emasculata

The agents note that the FBI does not normally investigate prison escapes, and become suspicious as the prison is quarantined by the CDC and the National Guard.

Frank St. John Sidway

Frank St. John Sidway (December 15, 1869 - January 17, 1938), was a Buffalo, New York lawyer and National Guard leader.

Gene Olaff

He joined the U.S. National Guard in order to gain his U.S. citizenship and married Irene MacGregor.

Historic Adobe Building

In 1949, the first National Guard leased it for four years as its armory.

Idaho State Highway 21

The highway is an eastern extension of Gowen Road, which runs along the southern and western perimeter of the Boise Airport (and the National Guard's Gowen Field) to connect with Orchard Road at exit 52 of I-84.

J. R. Hildebrand

He previously competed in the Izod IndyCar Series; driving the #4 National Guard car for Panther Racing.

On Tuesday, December 14, 2010, it was announced that Hildebrand signed a multi–year contract to drive the #4 National Guard entry for Panther Racing, starting in 2011 after impressing the team during a test.

Joanne Bland

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee members organized local teenagers to participate in the movement, including marching on Bloody Sunday and Turn Around Tuesday, where Bland witnessed fellow activists being shot and beaten by the police National Guard.

Joseph C. Hart

Hart was a lawyer by profession, who also served as a Colonel in the National Guard and as a school principal.

King assassination riots

’s assassination was small compared with riots in other cities, but its aftermath -- a nine and a half month occupation by the National Guard -- highlighted the depth of Wilmington’s racial problem.

Landon Cassill

In 2008, Cassill drove the No. 5 National Guard Chevrolet in 16 Nationwide series races for JR Motorsports and the No. 4 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet in the 3 road course races.

Laura Richardson

She did not support this resolution, but cosponsored a resolution declaring support for local members of the National Guard.

Little Steel Strike

With both local police forces and the National Guard in the pockets of Little Steel things went down hill fast for the Little Steel Strike after the events of the Memorial Day Massacre.

Marlin Kuykendall

Kuykendall served 3 years before returning to the National Guard, where he was made the Prescott Unit's Commanding Officer in 1959.

National Force

During one of the National Force's battles with street criminals in Harlem, the National Guard was sent in to put an end to it.

National Guard Association of the United States

It has been partially or solely responsible for winning a number of benefits, ranging from health to retirement, for National Guard forces nationwide.

Nita Marquez

While 4 ft 9 in tall Nita has earned her pro-card in the IFBB in November 2008, she still continues to pursue her entrepreneurial endeavors mainly by being a personal trainer in Arizona and Los Angeles, and offering her services as a spokeswoman for fitness at different venues across the country, most notably Nita gave a lecture about fitness to over 400 soldiers in the National Guard.

Occupy Sandy

The coordinators of the Occupy Sandy relief effort have been working in conjunction with supply distributors, such as the Red Cross and FEMA, while relying on the National Guard for security.

Paul Thomas Ott

Paul Thomas Ott is a retired Brigadier General in the National Guard of the United States and former commander of the 32nd Infantry Division of the Wisconsin Army National Guard.

Peggy Ann Bradnick

A massive manhunt (the largest conducted in Pennsylvania up to that time) of over 1,000 federal, state and local law officers, National Guardsmen, and civilian volunteers scoured the hills surrounding Shade Gap for any sign of Peggy Ann and her abductor.

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins

The Act also guarantees access to these jobs for veterans, members of the National Guard, and low-income and disadvantaged populations.

Raymond Gunn

The case received massive national publicity because it occurred outside the Southern "lynch belt", because of its brazen and planned nature, and because the county sheriff did not activate National Guard troops that had been specifically deployed to prevent the lynching.

Red Bank Armory

The armory was built in 1914 for Troop B of the National Guard's Red Bank Cavalry and featured a 100x144-foot equestrian riding hall.

Richard E. Lyon

In 1941, before war was declared, he enlisted as a private in the National Guard.

Roadbuster

All three Wreckers transform into NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chevrolet Impala stock cars; Roadbuster's alternate mode uses the AMP Energy/National Guard paint scheme of Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s #88 car.

Sybil Gibson Higley

Higley met Grant Dee Higley, in Portland, Oregon, while he was in basic training for the National Guard.

T. K. Carter

He is also known for playing slightly nervous characters, such as the rollerskating chef, Nauls, in John Carpenter's The Thing, as well as the unfortunate National Guard, Cribbs, in Walter Hill's Southern Comfort.

The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms

Three United States Army National Guard soldiers (MSgt. William Connors, Pvt. Michael McCluskey, Cpl. Richard Langsford) are an M5 Stuart tank crew participating in a war game being conducted near the Battle of Little Bighorn, the site of Lieutenant Colonel George Custer's last stand.

Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico

The National Guard, FBI and New Mexico State Police successfully pursued Tijerina, who was sentenced to less than three years.

Totalitarian democracy

The conflict within U.S. society came to a peak at the protests and riots at the Democratic National Convention of 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, and in the Kent State Massacre, where 4 anti-war protesters were shot dead by U.S. National Guard forces in a violent confrontation.

Verne Meisner

When Meisner's National Guard unit was called up in 1962, the band did not release a record until it came out with the LP album "A Polka and Waltz Holiday," on Cuca Records.

Viva Max!

As Max will only negotiate with another general, Sylvester calls on Billy Joe Hallson, a brigadier general of the state's National Guard, whose day job is running a mattress store.

Vivian Malone Jones

President John F. Kennedy federalized the Alabama National Guard later the same day, which put them under the command of the President, rather than the Governor of Alabama.

White League

After white Democrats regained control of the state legislature in 1876, members of the White Leagues were absorbed into the state militias and the National Guard.

William H. Murray

During his tenure as governor in years of the Great Depression, he established a record for the number of times he used the National Guard to perform duties in the state and for declaring martial law.

Wounded Knee incident

:"The equipment maintained by the military while in use during the siege included fifteen armored personnel carriers, clothing, rifles, grenade launchers, flares, and 133,000 rounds of ammunition, for a total cost, including the use of maintenance personnel from the National Guard of five states and pilot and planes for aerial photographs, of over half a million dollars".


AERCO International

AERCO's products can be found in local, state, and federal government buildings, including every branch of the U.S. military such as the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, Reserves and Veteran's facilities.

Coats of arms of U.S. Air Defense Artillery Regiments

Most are the work of Master Gunner and Master Sergeant Edward C. Kuhn (March 29, 1872 – September 4, 1948), who designed the first authorized coats of arms and distinctive unit insignia for the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, Engineer Corps, Cavalry, Infantry, National Guard and other branches.

Daniel M. Krumrei

Appointed by Governor Patrick Quinn in 2012, Krumrei was the first chaplain to head any state’s National Guard.

Multiple Maniacs

The film ends with the appearance of the National Guard, who surround Lady Divine on the street and shoot her down, accompanied by the sound of Kate Smith singing "God Bless America".

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Section 1822 requires the President to "establish a bipartisan Council of Governors to advise the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions."

Ritch Workman

Following graduation, he served in the National Guard from 1990 to 2005, including as a Battery Commander in Operation Noble Eagle.