Pentagon approves requests for National Guard as trucker convoy eyes D.C.
Washington — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved
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"The National Guard is a state-based military force that becomes part of the reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force when activated for federal missions." - wiki
I did say “unless the author is talking about the National Guard.” For the author to state categorically that the US military has been used against US citizens without explaining that it is the National Guard brought in as a protection force is misleading. The National Guard is a state militia that can become a federalized militia. But except in times of war and national emergency, it is not, strictly speaking, a member of the US armed forces.