The National Guard is the Wal-Mart of national defense.
If the federal government was serious about saving money, they’d let the states keep the Apaches and give them the other helicopters too.
Yep. The National Guard does the same job for about 1/3 the cost. If they really wanted to be constitutional and save money, they would slash the active duty and build up the Guard. No need to have such a large active duty if you stay within the bounds of the constitution and stay out of every wild fire in the world.