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Historial Publications

Air National Guard at 60: A History

Air National Guard at 60: A History

Citizen Soldiers: An illustrated history of the Army National Guard

Citizen Soldiers

An illustrated history of the Army National Guard

Fact Sheet: National Guard in World War I

Fact Sheet: National Guard in World War I

Fact Sheet: National Guard in World War II

Fact Sheet: National Guard in World War II

The National Guard in the Korean War

The National Guard in the Korean War

I am the Guard - A History of the Army National Guard, 1636-2000

I am the Guard

A History of the Army National Guard, 1636-2000

In Katrina's Wake: The National Guard on the Gulf Coast 2005

In Katrina's Wake

The National Guard on the Gulf Coast 2005

Mobilizing for the Storm - The Army National Guard in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield

Mobilizing for the Storm

The Army National Guard in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield

The National Guard State Partnership Program - Forging and Maintaining Effective Security Cooperation Partnerships for the 21st Century

The National Guard State Partnership Program

Forging and Maintaining Effective Security Cooperation Partnerships for the 21st Century

Operation Jump Start - The National Guard on the Southwest Border 2006-2008

Operation Jump Start

The National Guard on the Southwest Border 2006-2008

Ready Then, Ready Now - How the National Guard has been meeting the challenge in three centuries of service

Ready Then, Ready Now

How the National Guard has been meeting the challenge in three centuries of service

Report on Mobilization of the Organized Militia 1916

Report on Mobilization of the Organized Militia 1916

The Air National Guard - A Short History

The Air National Guard

A Short History

Still Serving - Reusing America's Historic National Guard Armories

Still Serving

Reusing America's Historic National Guard Armories

Storm Surge - The Role of the National Guard in Hurricane Katrina Relief Operations

Storm Surge

The Role of the National Guard in Hurricane Katrina Relief Operations

I am the Guard - The Story of the National Guard from Muskets to Missiles

I am the Guard

The Story of the National Guard from Muskets to Missiles

Turning Point - The Air National Guard and the Korean War

Turning Point

The Air National Guard and the Korean War

When Are We Going? - The Army National Guard and the Korean War, 1950-1953

When Are We Going?

The Army National Guard and the Korean War, 1950-1953

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