History
The National Guard traces it's beginning to 1636 and the militia of the colonies. In 2011 the National Guard celebrated 375 years of service.
The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system. Many states also maintain their own military forces. These forces are federally recognized, but are separate from the National Guard and are not meant to be federalized, but rather service the state exclusively, especially when the National Guard is deployed and unavailable. Louisiana does maintain a small non-National Guard force for state missions only. These forces usually serve at as support personnel at state military installations; where having support personnel deployed would adversely affect the operational capabilities of the installation.
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