1、1 Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs. The Reserve Components ofthe United States Armed Forces. June 1994: 17.2 Some have called for additional Federal support, including money, for these State forces. SeeHonorable James A. Traficant, Jr. State Defense Forces. Extensions
2、 of Remarks in the House ofRepresentatives. Congressional Record, June 2, 1987: E2193-4.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code 95-574 FMay 9, 1995The National Guard, State Defense Forces,And the Militias:Official and Unoffi
3、cial Status-na-e redacted-Specialist in National DefenseForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSpeculation about ties between suspects in the Oklahoma City Federal Buildingbombing and “state militias” have raised concern over what these militias are and fromwhere they derive their authority, i
4、f any.It is necessary to put the State militias into the context of State (as opposed toFederal) military forces. First, each State has its Army National Guard and Air NationalGuard, with both Federal and State missions:1The Army National Guard and Air National Guard are somewhat unique amongthe wor
