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Without getting too technical, the basic difference is that the Air Force Reserve is the reserve forces for the active Air Force, and the Air National Guard is specifically attached to one state. The governor of the respective state is the commander in chief for their guard. The same goes for the Army.
Both the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard ARE part of the Air Force. The reserve is federal while the guard is state. Both wear name tapes that state U.S. Air Force on their uniforms.
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∙ 14y agoWith the exception of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, based in Hawaii, the Army Reserve has no combat arms, and is a support force in its entirety. It's composed of training units, instructional units, and other types of support units, with combat arms being relegated to the National Guard.
All I can tell you about the Air Force Reserve is that it's a reserve component of the Air Force, rather than a reserve component of the Army.
In both instances, members of the Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve are federal troops in their entirety, and not subject to activation by the governors of their respective states (unlike the Army National Guard and Air National Guard).
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∙ 13y agoDepends on what you want out of it. It's a somewhat impossible question to answer without knowing that first.
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Is 'national guard' capitalized?
If you are referring to the U.S. Army and Air Force reserves, yes, they are known as the "National Guard." Actually U.S. Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve are federal reserve forces. Air and Army National Guard are state forces that can be federalized by the President.
The national guard?
It's a reserve force of the military.
What is the National Guard considered?
A reserve military force under the Dept. of Defense.
Is nationality capitalized?
If you are referring to the U.S. Army and Air Force reserves, yes, they are known as the "National Guard." Actually U.S. Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve are federal reserve forces. Air and Army National Guard are state forces that can be federalized by the President.
What are the various armed services of the US?
United States Army (includes Army Reserve and Army National Guard) United States Air Force (includes Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard) United States Navy (includes Navy Reserve) United States Marine Corps (includes Marine Corps Reserve) United States Coast Guard (includes Coast Guard Reserve)
What is the branches of the military?
Five -United States Army (includes Army Reserve and Army National Guard)United States Air Force (includes Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard)United States Navy (includes Navy Reserve)United States Marine Corps (includes Marine Corps Reserve)United States Coast Guard (includes Coast Guard Reserve)
What is the air National Guard?
A reserve force of the Air Force but under state authority unless called into federal service.
How does the military affect the national guard?
The National Guard serves as a reserve component of two federal forces - the Army (Army National Guard), and Air Force (Air National Guard). Policies, procedures, etc. adopted by these branches are subsequently adopted by their National Guard components.
What does the Army Maintains which consolidates the Active Army Reserve and Army National Guard into one?
Total force Concept
How many reserved branches are there?
All branches have a reserve component. The Army and Air Force also have a National Guard.
What is the national in the US?
According to 10 USC Chapter 13 § 311 - the National Guard is an organized militia of the US. While individual National Guard units may be federalized and activated subordinate to Army (or Air Force as with Air National Guard) authority, they are a reserve component, and are part of the US Army or Air Force.
How many militia are in the National Guard?
Technically, one could say that all the National Guard are militia, in accordance with the Militia Act of 1903, which classes the National Guard as the Organized Militia, or one could argue that none of the National Guard fit the Constitutional definition of a militia, as they wear the uniform of the Army, and on the basis that the Total Force Policy ultimately maintains that the Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard are one force.Whatever your stance on this matter is, all National Guard personnel are required to attend the same Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training which their counterparts in the Regular Army, Army Reserve, Air Force, and Air Force Reserve are required to attend.Some states have an auxiliary branch, known as State Guard Forces, State Defence Forces, etc. While administered under the National Guard bureau of each state, these outfits are not actually members of the National Guard.
