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| has gloss | (noun) the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard units National Guard Bureau, NGB |
| has gloss | eng: The National Guard Bureau is the federal instrument responsible for the administration of the National Guard of the United States established by the United States Congress as a joint bureau of the Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force. It was created by the Militia Act of 1903. This was changed by the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, which elevated the National Guard to a joint function of the Department of Defense. This act also elevated the Chief of the National Guard Bureau from Lieutenant General (Three Stars) to General (Four Stars) with the appointment of General Craig R. McKinley, U.S. Air Force. The National Guard Bureau holds a unique status as both a staff and operation agency. |
| lexicalization | eng: National Guard Bureau |
| lexicalization | eng: NGB |
| subclass of | (noun) an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" bureau, office, authority, agency, government agency, federal agency |
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| has gloss | deu: Der 1903 beschlossene Militia Act, auch bekannt unter dem Namen „Dick Act“, ist ein amerikanisches Gesetz, das die Nationalgarde der Vereinigten Staaten in ihren heutigen Strukturen organisierte. Elihu Root, der damalige Kriegsminister der Vereinigten Staaten, initiierte das Gesetz, nachdem der Verlauf des Spanisch-Amerikanischen Krieges eklatante Ausbildungsmängel aufdeckte, die sich auch auf die Kampfkraft der regulären Bodentruppen ausgewirkt hatten. |
| lexicalization | deu: Militia Act 1903 |
| lexicalization | deu: Militia Act |
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| part of | (noun) United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either National Guard, home reserve |
| similar | e/National Guard Bureau |
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| media:img | National Guard Bureau (insignia).svg |
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