Senate Passes National Guard Empowerment<\/a>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenate Passes National Guard Empowerment. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2011 \/PRNewswire via COMTEX\/ — Legislation would add Guard officer to Joint Chiefs. The National Guard community — nearly 500000 men an…\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While the National Guard is ostensibly the coordination of the state militias, it has increasingly served as a branch of the military, up to and including being sent overseas for combat missions. 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