Who's in Charge: The Federal/State Conflict for Control of the National Guard.

Abstract

Since the implementation of the Total Force Policy in the 1970's, there has been an increased reliance upon the National Guard as the largest, best equipped and most combat ready reserve component of the Total Force. Several years ago, opposition to a National Guard deployment to Central America for field training created a controversy between the Federal and some state Governments. LTG LaVern E. Weber(Ret), Executive Director of the National Guard Association of the United States, has characterized this controversy as the most significant issue to affect the National Guard since the end of WW II. This paper examines this issue from both the state and Federal perspective concentrating on the Montgomery Amendment and the Minnesota legal action. Keywords: Command guidance; Military training; State government; Federal government; United States government. (kt)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195739

Entities

People

  • E. T. Kuhn Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Howitzers
  • Law
  • Military Training
  • Militia
  • National Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • State Governments
  • United States
  • United States District Courts
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.