U.S. Army:

The chief of the National Guard Bureau emphasized the Guard’s readiness to support overseas operations is also a key element in homeland defense and emergency response missions at home.

However, the National Guard’s role in homeland defense is not limited to assistance in disaster situations. Hokanson said the Guard is on the frontlines of missile defense, space and cyber operations to defend the citizens of the United States.

“When it comes to homeland defense, there are many things Guardsmen are doing every hour of every day that many Americans are not aware of,” he said. “The ground-based missile defense mission to defend our country from ballistic missile attacks is performed by National Guardsmen. Also, a lot of our satellite communications that we rely on every single day are manned by Guardsmen.”

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