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A federal law that governs the use of military forces, including the National Guard.
The President cannot unilaterally override an ordinary state governor’s control of that state’s National Guard in routine circumstances; governors command their Guards unless the federal government fe...
of their state National Guard and can call them up for state active duty under state law . The president also has statutory powers to federalize and deploy the Guard—most notably under and, in narrow ...
Governors have used the National Guard both to cooperate with and to resist federal immigration operations, leveraging different duty statuses, lawsuits, and public orders to shape outcomes . The resu...
The authority to recall retirees and order reservists to active duty is rooted in federal statute and department regulations, but each service applies those authorities differently in practice — from ...
The National Guard can be activated by state governors for state missions, by the President for federal service under several statutory authorities, and in limited administrative circumstances by serv...
The National Guard is ordinarily under the authority of each state’s governor, who can activate it for domestic unrest and law‑enforcement support . The president can federalize Guard units and deploy...