,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,mi*igan 7= h]self1 ,mr4 
,hunt]1 ,mr4 ,walz1 & ,mr4 ,rahall7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+ #cgf ye>s (  
s]vice ( ! ,national ,gu>d & affirm+    
congressional support = a p]man5t       
,op]ational ,res]ve z a compon5t ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces4  ,:]eas ! fir/ volunte]    
militia unit 9 ,am]ica 0 =m$ 9 #afcf 9  
,massa*usetts ,bay1 foll[$ by o!r units 
9 ! colonies ( ,virg9ia & ,connecticut2 
,:]eas f ! op5+ salvos at ,lex+ton &    
,concord1 to ! conclusion ( ! ,am]ican  
,revolution>y ,w> 9 #aghc1 ! volunte]   
patriots & m9utem5 ( ! ,am]ican militia 
help$ create ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica2 
,:]eas ! ,am]ican f\nd+ fa!rs wrote     
article ,i1 section #h1 ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,con/itution to keep ! militia   
model1 au?oriz+ only a small /&+ milit>y
 =ce t c\ld organize1 tra91 & equip     

militia volunte]s :5 ne$$2 ,:]eas !     
,am]ican militia answ]$ ! call dur+ !   
second w> ) ,brita9 9 #ahab2 ,:]eas 9 ! 
#ai? c5tury1 dur+ ! ,mexican-,am]ican   
,w>1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,civil ,w>1 & !    
,spani%-,am]ican ,w>1 ,/ate militia     
volunte]s mu/]$ :5 call$ & m ?an        
#cjj1jjj gave _! lives 9 s]vice ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica2 ,:]eas 9 ,_w   
,w> ,i1 ne>ly all ,national ,gu>dsm5 7  
mobiliz$ into ,f$]al s]vice1 & :ile !y  
repres5t$ only #ae p]c5t ( ! total      
,unit$ ,/ates ,army1 !y compris$ #dj    
p]c5t ( ! ,am]ican divisions s5t to     
,france & su/a9$ #dc p]c5t ( !          
casualties 9 combat2 ,:]eas 9 ,_w ,w>   
,,ii1 ! ,national ,gu>d compris$ #ai    
,army divisions & #bi obs]vation        
squadrons ) aircraft assign$ to ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,army ,air ,=ces2 ,:]eas !      
,national ,def5se ,act ( #aidg =m$ !    
,air ,national ,gu>d1 creat$ a m9imum ( 
"o fly+ unit 9 ea* ,/ate1 ) ! result ( m
 ?an #dd1jjj ,air ,gu>d troops s]v+ 9   
,korea & #d1jjj ,air ,gu>d troops 9     

,vietnam2 ,:]eas ! ,air ,national ,gu>d 
flew #cj1jjj sorties & #ej1jjj combat   
h\rs dur+ ,op]ation ,des]t ,/orm ov] #cg
 days & 7 "s ( ! fir/ units into !      
fight2 ,:]eas1 on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 
! fir/ fight] jets ov] ,new ,york ,city 
& ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 7 ,air ,national ,gu>d
 ,f-#ae & ,f-#af aircraft f             
,massa*usetts & ,nor? ,dakota1 ) ov]    
#djj m ,air ,national ,gu>d fight]      
aircraft on al]t by t aft]noon2 ,:]eas  
#fjj1chg ,air & ,army ,national ,gu>d   
soldi]s & airm5 h deploy$ 9 ! _m        
campaigns s9ce #i_/aa2 ,:]eas ,air &    
,army ,national ,gu>d soldi]s & airm5 h 
be5 involv$ 9 c\ntless dome/ic response 
missions1 includ+ missions 9 response to
 hurricanes1 tornadoes1 floods1 & =e/   
fires2 ,:]eas dur+ ! ,cold ,w>1 !       
,national ,gu>d 0 reg>d$ z a ,/rategic  
,res]ve to be held 9 case ( a ,soviet   
invasion ( ,europe1 yet1 s9ce #i_/aa1 ! 
,national ,gu>d & ! ,f$]al ,res]ves h   
made ! transition to an ,op]ational     
,res]ve1 9 con/ant use & rotation =     

missions at home & abroad2 ,:]eas !     
,op]ational ,res]ve has "t & aga9       
demon/rat$ its read9ess to meet         
op]ational requirem5ts1 & its mission- &
 co/-effectiv5ess & volunte]ism are !   
he>t ( mod]n ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
s]vice2 & ,:]eas ! ,op]ational ,res]ve  
mu/ be su/a9$ by a fully mann$ & fully  
fund$ ,national ,gu>d 9 ! _s int5d$ by !
 ,fram]s & en%r9$ 9 article ,i ( !      
,con/itution3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7         
recognizes ! critical importance ( !    
,op]ational ,res]ve z a compon5t ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces1 p>ticul>ly z a means (     
pres]v+ combat p[] dur+ a "t ( budget   
au/]ity2  7#b7 supports mak+ p]man5t !  
,op]ational ,res]ve z ! corn]/one (     
milit>y manp[] 9 ! decades to come2     
7#c7 repudiates proposals to return !   
,res]ve ,compon5ts to a dim9i%$ or      
purely /rategic role 9 ,unit$ ,/ates    
national security2  7#d7 affirms ! gr[? 
( ! ,op]ational ,res]ve z circum/ances  
w>rant2 &  7#e7 recognizes ! dual-/atus1

 ,/ate-,f$]al ,national ,gu>d z !       
f\ndation ( ! ,op]ational ,res]ve & (   
milit>y manp[] n[ & 9 ! future4