Last month, CNAS released a new commentary series studying the future of the National Guard. Commentaries in this series ...

The National Guard is an integral component of the U.S. armed forces, comprised of more than 430,000 civilian soldiers who are able to respond to both domestic crises and overseas conflicts.

The National Guard was also called during the 1992 L.A. riots and the unrest that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...