,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #abb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bc1 #bjbc,mr4   
,budd 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,commemorat+ ! #cfj? anniv]s>y ( ! ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d4  ,:]eas !     
,nor? ,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d traces its
 roots to ! ,c>ol9a ,*>t] & ! e/abli%m5t
 ( ! ,prov9ce ( ,c>ol9a on ,m>* #bd1    
#affc2 ,:]eas dur+ ! ,revolution>y ,w>1 
mu* ( ! organiz$ militia ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a
 became "p ( ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,l9e1      
fight+ z f> nor? z ,new ,york & z f> s\?
 z ,florida1 includ+ ! ,battle ( ,=t    
,m\ltrie1 ! ,battle ( ,g]mant[n1 ,valley
 ,=ge1 & ! ,battle ( ,monm\?2 ,:]eas !  
unorganiz$ militia f\ght 9 all ( !      
battles 9 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 f ! ,battle (  
,moore's ,creek ,bridge to ! ,battle (  
,guil=d ,c\r?\se2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! ,w> (  
#ahab1 ! militia ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a provid$
 coa/al def5se & a regim5t ( infantry   
dur+ ! ,mexican ,w>2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiah1 ! 

#cj? ,division1 consi/+ ( units f !     
,nor? ,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d & soldi]s 
f ,s\? ,c>ol9a & ,t5nessee1 fight+      
alongside o!r units f ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 
,au/ralia1 broke ,g]many's ,h9d5burg    
,l9e1 a decisive victory t help$ br+ ,_w
 ,w> ,i to an end2 ,:]eas ! soldi]s ( ! 
#cj? ,division receiv$ m ,m$als ( ,honor
 ?an any o!r division dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & 
m ?an half ( ! decorations giv5 by !    
,briti% to ,unit$ ,/ates troops2 ,:]eas1
 9 #aidj1 ! #cj? ,division 0 "o ( ! fir/
 #d ,national ,gu>d divisions call$ into
 ,f$]al s]vice1 a ye> be=e ! ,unit$     
,/ates ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas ! #cj?
 ,division1 n[ made up ( #b ,nor?       
,c>ol9a ,regim5ts 7! #aai? & #abj?      
,infantry7 & #a ,t5nessee ,regim5t 7!   
#aag? ,infantry71 =m$ ! nucleus ( _m new
 units t ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,,ii ahead ( _!  
"m division2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidh1 ! ,nor?   
,c>ol9a ,air ,national ,gu>d 0 organiz$ 
) an air def5se mission2 ,:]eas ! ,nor? 
,c>ol9a ,air ,national ,gu>d 0 activat$ 
at ! outbreak ( ! ,korean ,w> & a       

significant numb] ( its p]sonnel 7      
assign$ to ,korea z individual          
replacem5ts2 ,:]eas ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a     
,army ,national ,gu>d also saw sev]al ( 
its units activat$ = ! ,korean ,w>1 )   
eng9e] units deploy+ to ,korea & memb]s 
( anti-aircraft units deploy+ z         
individual replacem5ts2 ,:]eas1 9 #aifj1
 ! mission ( ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,air       
,national ,gu>d 0 *ang$ f air def5se to 
a]om$ical transport2 ,:]eas1 9 #aiff1 ! 
#ade? ,milit>y ,airlift ,gr\p ( ! ,nor? 
,c>ol9a ,air ,national ,gu>d p>ticipat$ 
9 a]om$ical evacuation f w>-torn        
,vietnam & 0 ! fir/ ,air ,national ,gu>d
 unit to fly into a conflict area 9     
peacetime2 ,:]eas ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a       
,national ,gu>d und]w5t multiple        
reorganizations aft] ,_w ,w> ,,ii1      
includ+ ! loss ( ! #cj? ,division1 b !  
l9eage ( ! #cj? ,division is p]petuat$  
by ! #cj? ,armor$ ,brigade ,combat      
,team2 ,:]eas1 9 ! ,gulf ,w>1 ! ,nor?   
,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d mobiliz$ #d     
battalions & #ae sep>ate companies &    

deta*m5ts = s]vice2 ,:]eas1 s9ce !      
trag$ies ( #i_/aa1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a has    
deploy$ ov] #bd1jjj ,national ,gu>d     
soldi]s & airm5 across ! globe2 ,:]eas !
 ,national ,gu>d is ! olde/ compon5t ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y e/abli%m5t & has 
a long & pr\d hi/ory /ret*+ back #cfj   
ye>s2 ,:]eas1 9 w> or peace1 ! ,nor?    
,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d has be5 !re1 & w
 cont9ue to be !re1 :5ev] or :]ev] ne$$ 
by _! c\ntry1 _! ,/ate1 or _! neighbor1 
z an ,always ,ready - ,ready ,team2     
,:]eas ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d  
is curr5tly compos$ ( ! #cj? ,armor$    
,brigade ,combat ,team1 #ddi? ,combat   
,aviation ,brigade1 #acj? ,maneuv]      
,enhancem5t ,brigade1 #aac? ,su/a9m5t   
,brigade1 #fj? ,troop ,comm&1 #aci?     
,regim5t1 & #ade? ,airlift ,w+2 ,:]eas1 
?r\gh\t its hi/ory1 ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a     
,national ,gu>d has protect$ & assi/$ _!
 fell[ ,nor? ,c>ol9ians dur+ hurricanes1
 floods1 w9t] /orms1 wildfires1 & ?reats
 ( viol5ce2 ,:]eas ,nor? ,c>ol9a gu>dsm5
 h also assi/$ _! fell[ citiz5s foll[+  

major disa/]s 9 o!r ,/ates1 su* z ,s\?  
,c>ol9a1 ,l\isiana1 & ,s\? ,dakota1 & ! 
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2 & ,:]eas   
,m>* #bd1 #bjbc1 m>ks ! #cfj? anniv]s>y 
( ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d3 ,n[1 
!re=e be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 celebrates
 ,m>* #bd1 #bjbc1 z ! #cfj? anniv]s>y ( 
! ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,national ,gu>d2 &  7#b7
 commemorates & honors ! cont9u$ s]vice 
( ! memb]s ( ! ,nor? ,c>ol9a ,national  
,gu>d4