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DetroitLegalBeagle

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3. National Guard units can only be deployed outside the country under Federal authority

Reply to CanonRay (Original post)

Tue Oct 28, 2025, 08:16 PM

Oct 28

States cannot send them outside the country themselves. They cant even send them outside their state unless the other state gives them permission to be there or if they are Federalized.

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B2lue states should offer their National Guard to Jamaica [View all] CanonRay Oct 28 OP

They certainly will need all the help they can get. tulipsandroses Oct 28 #1

I can't keep the "federalizing the troops" thing straight but if by sending the NG in blue states to in2herbs Oct 28 #2

National Guard units can only be deployed outside the country under Federal authority DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 28 #3