National Guard

in the U.S., the organized militia forces of the individual states, a component of the Army of the U.S. when called into active federal service

See National Guard in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun Abbr. NG
The military reserve units controlled by each state of the United States, equipped by the federal government and subject to the call of either the federal or the state government.

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