The term "national guard" actually came from the Marquis de Lafayette, the American Revolutionary War hero from France who popularized the term on an 1824 visit to the US.

NANCY LAFLIN KOAT ACTION 7 NEWS. A SPOKESMAN SAYS THE NATIONAL GUARD HOPES TO HAVE SOME SOLID ANSWERS FOR THESE MEN BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WE'LL KEEP TRACKING THAT, AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.

Unlike parts of the US military, the National Guard performs both state- and federal-level functions, and is organized into groupings based in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the US ...

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.