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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.
Its mission is to provide service and support to the Air National Guard and help accomplish its total Air Force mission. It was established as the Air National Guard Support Center, and activated as a direct reporting unit, on 1 June 1979. Effective 5 February 1991, its status was changed from a direct reporting unit to a field operating agency.
In September 1975, Temple was assigned to the National Guard Bureau as Chief of the Office of Mobilization and Readiness. After completing this assignment, he served as Chief of the Office of Policy and Congressional Liaison. [12] In 1978, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Army National Guard and promoted to brigadier general. [13]
Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said more than 1,600 National Guard troops are already deployed to the border along with more than 4,100 Texas National Guard personnel.
Places the National Guard Bureau directly under the Department of Defense as a joint activity. Elevated the Chief of the National Guard Bureau from a three-star to a four-star general. [21] The National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 Pub. L. 115–91 (text) Added the Chief, National Guard Bureau to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [93]
According to Title 32, §708 of the United States Code: [1] (a) The Governor of each State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and the commanding general of the National Guard of the District of Columbia, shall appoint, designate or detail, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, a qualified commissioned officer of ...
As a separate STARC headquarters detachment in accordance with National Guard Regulation 10–2, the primary mission of the 74th Troop Command is to command, control, and supervise Army National Guard units attached to the troop command and to provide manned, trained and equipped units capable of immediate expansion to war strength and available for service in time of war or national emergency ...
National Guard (United States), military reserves organized by each of the 50 U.S. states, territories, D.C. and administered by the National Guard Bureau; Army National Guard, a reserve force of the United States Army which functions as the ground component of the state-level militia while not in federal service; Air National Guard, a reserve ...