National Guard

The National Guard fell about 9,000 troops short of its goal in 2022. Some states are improving their outreach and incentive plans to try to counter that trend.

When National Guard members and reservists deploy, a federal law is supposed to preserve their civilian jobs and benefits. But in some states, government employees can't access those protections.

The State Partnership Program has quietly become a powerful tool for diplomacy and modeling U.S. values around the world.

In a sign of how desperate some states are for health care workers during the pandemic, New York has begun teaching EMT skills to National Guard members.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard members to the U.S./Mexico border to arrest migrants.

The National Guard is being tasked with a growing number of missions, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force.

Uniformed police are generally not allowed around polling places, and the Pentagon doesn't want to get involved. Still, they're getting ready if things get out of control.

Some members of the National Guard are facing consequences because they refused orders to deploy to major cities during this month's protests.

After several days of peaceful protest in the capital, the president says "everything is under perfect control." More than 5,000 guardsmen from Washington and 11 states had been called in.

In some states, recruit ers are reporting an uptick in the number of people who are expressing interest in joining the Guard.

National Guardsmen who respond to domestic missions - such as providing disaster assistance or working along the southern U.S. border - may not qualify...

A thousand National Guard troops from Texas will try to address one of the unintended results of President Trump’s immigration crackdown -- traffic jams...