By Jack Phillips The two U.S. military members killed over the past weekend in central Syria were Iowa Army National Guardsmen, authorities confirmed. The two soldiers and one American civilian were killed, and three were wounded in an ISIS terrorist attack on Dec. 13. The guardsmen were identified as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres Tovar, 25, […]
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The United States National Guard is part of the reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force. It is a military reserve force composed of National Guard military members or units of each state and the territories of Guam, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, for a total of 54 separate organizations. All members of the National Guard of the United States are also members of the Organized Militia of the United States as defined by 10 U.S.C. § 246. National Guard units are under the dual control of the state governments and the federal government.
