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  United States National Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Because the National Guard remains under the authority of the states (unless called into federal service), it should not be confused with the reserves of the various services which serve primarily as training units for replacements to active component forces.
The organized militia exists to supplement the National Guard in the event of manpower shortages while the unorganized militia comprises every able bodied male in a state which may be called up for extreme emergencies such as an invasion of the United States or a major catastrophe inside her shores.
National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by presidential order to supplement regular armed forces, and upon declaration of a state of emergency by the governor of the state in which they serve.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_National_Guard   (894 words)

  
 Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Horse Guards and Foot Guards Regiments of the Household Division of the Commonwealth armies
A guard is also a railway employee who (normally) travels in the last vehicle of a train and is responsible for the safety of the train itself.
GUARD is a name for 121.5mhz, an emergency frequency used by aircraft, see International Air Distress.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guard   (283 words)

  
 GUARD - Definition
The body of your discourse it sometime guarded with fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on neither.
Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as, guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard duty.
{Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed among their respective ships.
www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/guard   (1170 words)

  
 United States National Guard - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Army National Guard is part of the United States Army, comprising approximately one half of its available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organisation.
The National Guard is not subject to the Posse Comitatus Act and can engage in law enforcement activities even when federalized.
There is no Naval National Guard due to the constitutional provision against states having ships of war in time of peace, though both New York and Maryland have incorporated Naval Militia units.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /united_states_national_guard.htm   (834 words)

  
 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers
Guards may be stationed at a guard desk inside a building to monitor electronic security and surveillance devices or to check the credentials of persons entering or leaving the premises.
Guards who carry weapons must be licensed by the appropriate government authority, and some receive further certification as special police officers, which allows them to make limited types of arrests while on duty.
Employment of security guards and gaming surveillance officers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2012 as concern about crime, vandalism, and terrorism continue to increase the need for security.
stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos159.htm   (2215 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'Ghost soldiers' inflate Guard numbers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
With 46,000 Guard troops already called out to defend the homeland against terrorism, the Army Guard's misleading troop reports raise questions about the integrity of some senior National Guard commanders and the reliability of their units.
Guard officers from Texas, Maryland, Wyoming, Virginia and South Carolina say their states also have counted soldiers on the rolls after they have left the Guard — for up to two years in some cases.
The Guard Bureau developed a name for these unpaid soldiers: "No Vals," which stands for "no value." Guard Bureau personnel officials say they are confident their databases make it impossible for states to hide phantom troops.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2001/12/18/guard-ghosts.htm   (2678 words)

  
 Army National Guard
The Army National Guard (ARNG) is one branch of the U.S. Total Army, consisting of the Active, Guard, and Reserve components.
The Army National Guard is a community based force, with approximately 3,200 armories located in nearly 2,700 communities across the states and territories.
Expanding the Guard's involvement in ground-based missile defense over and above the unit that is currently being formed to staff a facility that is expected to be operational in Alaska by Oct. 1, 2004.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/arng.htm   (1592 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: States to Benefit From Guard Rebalancing
That way, between 50 and 75 percent of the force can be available "on a no-notice, immediate basis" for missions on their home turf, the Guard Bureau chief told the commanders in chief of the 54 states and territories.
The 367-year-old National Guard already has transformed itself into a more reliable, ready, relevant and accessible force for the global war against terrorism, Blum assured the governors as he neared the end of the first of his four years as the Guard Bureau's chief.
At the current deployment rate, 80 percent of the Guard's forces will be combat veterans as well as homeland security veterans within the next 36 months, Blum predicted.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Mar2004/n03012004_200403015.html   (646 words)

  
 The Monarchy Today > Ceremonies & pageantry > Changing the Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Changing the Guard is one of the oldest and most familiar ceremonies associated with Buckingham Palace.
In this process a New Guard exchanges duty with the Old Guard, drawn from one of the regiments of Foot Guards.
Horse Guards Arch - the Changing of the Guard takes place daily at 11 am (10 am on Sundays) and lasts about half an hour; it is normally held on Horse Guards Parade by the arch of Horse Guards Building.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page378.asp   (495 words)

  
 Llamapaedia: Uses: Guarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
For many sheep ranchers guard animals are a more successful and a more humane alternative to predator control than trapping, shooting or poisoning coyotes.
For sheep, the optimal guard animal would be effective, economical, quickly acclimate and form attachments to the sheep, eat the same food as the sheep, get the same vaccines and live for many years.
There are programs which some breeders have developed to test the guarding ability of llamas based on a set of behavioral criteria and actual observation of the llama with sheep.
www.llamapaedia.com /uses/guard.html   (478 words)

  
 Texas Department of Agriculture - Using Donkeys to Guard Sheep and Goats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
No special training of guard donkeys is required but halter breaking and teaching donkeys to load in a trailer increase ease of handling.
Test a prospective guard donkey's guarding response by challenging the donkey with a dog in a corral or small pasture.
Monitor the use of guard donkeys at lambing or kidding as some donkeys may be aggressive or overly possessive to newborns.
www.agr.state.tx.us /pesticide/brochures/pes_donkeys.htm   (646 words)

  
 CNS - The Republican Guard [Al-Haris Al-Jamhuri]
The Republican Guard expanded rapidly during the Iran-Iraq War, although it was created to serve as a praetorian guard, to provide protection for all presidential sites, including offices and personal residences, as well as escorting Saddam when he is traveling within Iraq.
The destruction of the Guard was a primary aim of the US-led Coalition Force in the 1991 Gulf War.
Following a dispute between the guard on duty and the Tank Battalion Commander, the latter aimed his tank at the base commander's residence and began to open fire.
cns.miis.edu /research/iraq/rguard.htm   (962 words)

  
 National Guard adopts official song   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
"I Guard America," is a song written and performed by country singer and songwriter James Rogers -- a Tennessee Army Guard soldier in the 1970s -- that has been endorsed by three of the nation's National Guard leaders.
Paul Weaver Jr., directors of the nearly half-million Army and Air National Guard forces, have agreed that the song captures the essence of what the Guard has represented for 363 years.
Rogers' song about the National Guard stirs the emotions as a country ballad, similar to Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." It was written in the same vein as two earlier songs penned and recorded by Rogers -- "Fly Eagle Fly" in 1973, and "This is America" in 1986.
www.ang.af.mil /ngbsong/official_song.htm   (600 words)

  
 Honor Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Established 18 April 1996, the Honor Guard represents the department at a variety of ceremonies.
The Honor guard participates in parades and funerals for current and retired firefighters, both within the department and honoring firefighters of other departments, and other public service personnel.
Comprised of approximately eighteen members, the Honor Guard are volunteers who meet and drill on their own time.
www.sccfd.org /honor_guard.html   (184 words)

  
 Cisco Security Advisory: Default Administrative Password in Cisco Guard and Traffic Anomaly Detector  [Products & ...
The Cisco Guard and Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detectors are Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack mitigation appliances that detect the presence of a potential DDoS attack and divert attack traffic destined for the network being monitored without affecting the flow of legitimate traffic.
Both the Cisco Guard and the Cisco Anomaly Traffic Detector appliances can be managed via a virtual terminal (standard keyboard and monitor attached directly to the appliance), a local serial console, remote SSH connections, and/or remote secure web sessions.
This account has a default password that is the same in all installations of the Cisco Guard and Cisco Traffic Anomaly Detector in all versions prior to 3.1.
www.cisco.com /en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008037d0c5.shtml   (1762 words)

  
 Guard (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The couriers were also military guards (1 Sam.
In the New Testament (Mark 6:27) the Authorized Version renders the Greek spekulator by "executioner," earlier English versions by "hangman," the Revised Version by "soldier of his guard." The word properly means a "pikeman" or "halberdier," of whom the bodyguard of kings and princes was composed.
The "captain of the guard" mentioned Acts 28:16 was the commander of the Praetorian troops, whose duty it was to receive and take charge of all prisoners from the provinces.
www.www.christiananswers.net /dictionary/guard.html   (196 words)

  
 Guard
Scott is the operations officer for the Pennsylvania Army Guard’s 166th Regiment, commanded by Col. Steven Ward, that is based in a compact, $27 million campus of modern brick buildings at the sprawling National Guard Training Center which the Army first opened in 1931.
There were 2,038 vacancies for 1st and 2nd lieutenants and 4,220 vacancies for captains throughout the Army Guard at the end of March, said Lt. Col.
The programs are similar in scope to the six-week officers training school that the Air National Guard’s Academy of Military Science has run near Knoxville, Tenn., for more than 30 years.
www.usma.edu /PublicAffairs/PV/020510/Guard.htm   (619 words)

  
 Joint Service Recruiting - Coast Guard
The Coast Guard, which legally is an armed service, is the sole federal law enforcement agency at sea.
The Coast Guard maintains a clear vision and a keen sense of vigilance while keeping watch for threats to our security and those who would do us harm.
Guard Auxiliary is the civilian volunteer arm of the United States Coast Guard - 35,000 men and women who donate their time and expertise to support the Coast Guard and improve boating safety.
www.defenselink.mil /specials/recruiting/coastguard.html   (893 words)

  
 Fayetteville Online - Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Fayetteville Guard's unpredictable inaugural season ended in perfectly chaotic fashion Saturday night at the Crown Coliseum.
A 70-69 playoff loss to the Cincinnati Marshals was sealed only after the Guard couldn't complete a two-point conversion on the game's final play.
That the season hinged on one last dramatic snap should be no surprise to those who followed the Guard's roller-coaster year.
www.fayettevillenc.com /sports/guard   (81 words)

  
 Home Page - Coast Guard CW Operators Assn. ZUT - CW Forever
CGCWOA was formed shortly after the Coast Guard discontinued the routine use of CW at its cutters and radio stations.
After all, it was the Coast Guard Radiomen who implemented and perfected the technological advancements in communications that eventually made their art of CW obsolete.
The men and women of the Coast Guard who wore the "Sparks" on the left sleeve of their uniforms, either as RMs or early TCs, are bonded together for life.
www.comm-one.org   (2764 words)

  
 Texas Military Forces - Texas Adjutant General's Department
Texas National Guard soldiers with Task Force Engineer have left no road obstructed and no post office unchecked as they have assisted in back-to-back hurricane recovery efforts in the last few months.
According to the National Guard Bureau, the Texas National Guard had distributed supplies that included more than 640,000 MREs (Meals Ready to Eat), six million pounds of water and six million pounds of ice by Sept. 30.
The aircraft, from Texas, Arizona, Minnesota and Illinois National Guard units, immediately responded after the hurricane struck in support of the Texas National Guard’s Joint Task Force Rita.
www.agd.state.tx.us   (346 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Guard, Reserve raise recruiting age   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
WASHINGTON — Battered by an unusually tough recruiting season, the Army has raised the maximum age for recruits for the National Guard and the Army Reserve by five years, from the current 34 years old to 39.
The change for the Army Guard and Reserve does not affect recruits for the active-duty Army, the Marines, the Navy or the Air Force, all of whom must still be no older than 34.
Recruiting has been depressed by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and by yearlong combat call-ups for part-time Guard members and reservists, who usually drill one weekend a month and two weeks in the summer in peacetime.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2005-03-21-military-recruits_x.htm   (479 words)

  
 Indiana National Guard
The signing ceremony was conducted in Governor Daniels’ Statehouse office, and included the senior commanders of the Guard and Reserve components in the State of Indiana.
Martin Umbarger, the Adjutant General of Indiana, is pleased to announce that an official ribbon cutting ceremony at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center is scheduled for July 29th, beginning at 2 p.m.
The Army National Guard funds up to 100% of tuition costs and fees, not to exceed $250 per semester hour and will be limited to $4500 per person per fiscal year.
www.inarng.org   (993 words)

  
 U.S. Coast Guard ::: The Shield of Freedom
In order to accomplish these missions the Coast Guard's 38,000 active-duty men and women, 8,000 Reservists, and 35,000 Auxiliarists serve in a variety of job fields ranging from operation specialists and small-boat operators and maintenance specialists to electronic technicians and aviation mechanics.
The Coast Guard Reserve is a part-time force of nearly 8,000, specially trained people who serve with the Coast Guard one weekend a month and two weeks every year.
To become a Coast Guard pilot, you must first become a Coast Guard Officer or be a graduate of another armed service's flight school and have served on active duty as a military pilot.
www.gocoastguard.com /faq.html   (2980 words)

  
 Coast Guard Visual Imagery Photo Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott D. Rady, 34, of Tampa, Fla., give the signal to hoist a pregnant woman from her apartment here today.
In all, the Coast Guard rescued 11 survivors from the apartment building.
Rady is a rescue swimmer sent from Clearwater, Fla., to help aid in search and rescue efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
cgvi.uscg.mil   (78 words)

  
 Banana Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A: The Banana Guard was specially designed to accommodate the majority of banana sizes.
A: The Banana Guard is made of a polypropylene plastic that can be safely placed in a dishwasher.
A: No. The Banana Guard was designed for its intended purpose only as a device to prevent banana trauma during transport.
www.bananaguard.com /faq   (197 words)

  
 Power On Software's On Guard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
On Guard prevents users from renaming, moving, copying, and trashing files and folders.
On Guard saves you hours of support time each week by preventing unwanted changes to your computers.
Replaces the Windows/network login dialog box with the On Guard login dialog, which can not be canceled out of.
poweronsoftware.com /products/onGuard   (629 words)

  
 Guard (Java 2 Platform SE v1.4.2)
This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object
- the object being protected by the guard.
java.sun.com /j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/security/Guard.html   (100 words)

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