2010 Annual Report - West Virginia Army National Guard - U.S. Army

West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2010LEADERSHIPState OfficialsThe West Virginia National Guard is authorized and governed by Article 1, Chapter15 of the West Virginia Code and is constituted as both a State and Federal force by authorityof the National Defense Act approved June 3, 1916. The National Guard is a reserve componentof the Army of the United States and the United States Air Force. In time of peace, theNational Guard is a State force, controlled by the Adjutant General as the principal militaryrepresentative of the Commander-in-Chief, the Governor. The Governor has the power toorder the West Virginia National Guard into the active service of the State and to cause themto perform duty such as he shall deem proper. The National Guard is equipped and paid bythe Federal Government and must meet organizational and training standards to qualify forFederal recognition. When Congress declares a national emergency and authorizes the useof armed force requiring troops in excess of those in the Active Forces, the President of theUnited States may order the National Guard into the active military service of the UnitedStates. 11West Virginia Blue Book 1996, p. 98, Holmes, D. E.and Lilly, K. C., Chapman Printing, Huntington, WV.Earl Ray TomblinGovernorCommander-In-Chief, WVNGJoe ThorntonSecretary, Military Affairsand Public Safety67