I didn't mean to suggest that AKNG wouldn't get the job done, just that a State Guard unit wouldn't be open to being poached by Big Green or Big Blue.
I have a little experience with the Ohio State Guard and the interface w/ OHNG and cetera is an interesting interface.
Chuck, you never cease to amaze me. Don't let that go to your head since I'm terminally low IQ.
I worked for the Alaska Department of Military and Veteran Affairs, and never heard of the State Guard. Our four published components in 1989 were; Air and Army Guard, Emergency Services, and Veterans Affairs. I have no idea how I didn't know this because I worked in the PIO.
According to commie Wikipedia:
History
The Alaska State Defense Force is the successor of the
Alaska Territorial Guard founded during
World War II. With the conclusion of the war and Alaska's inauguration as a state in 1959, the Territorial Guard was disbanded but soon replaced by a state
militia established by state statute. In 1984, the
Alaska State Guard was formed; it was renamed in 1987 as the Alaska State Defense Force. In 2004, the name
49th Military Police Brigade (
49th MP BDE) was also adopted for it. A later realignment of the command's structure has utilized the new designation of
49th Readiness Brigade (Separate), but the unit is still mainly known as the Alaska State Defense Force.
The ASDF structure was primarily composed of
military police units. The units operated with mostly state certified
constables under the Alaska Police Standards Council. By statute, the Alaska State Defense Force must be made up of no less than 75 percent former military personnel.
Following the
September 11 attacks, the ASDF was tasked with guarding critical oil infrastructure against attack.
[3]
Unlike most of the state defense forces in the United States, Alaska State Guardsmen trained and certified with firearms in order to achieve proficiency to carry firearms when activated.
[4] However, in 2008, following an investigation of the leadership of Brigadier General Thomas Westall, then serving as the head of the ASDF,
Governor Sarah Palin ordered the ASDF to disarm.
[5] The current structure of the ASDF is as a Readiness Brigade composed of readiness battalions. The military police (MP) function is in abeyance until needed by the Adjutant General for Alaska.
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Thanks for the education Chuck!
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