National Guard

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Contents 1 Forces 1.1 Americas 1.2 Europe 1.3 Asia 2 Political organizations 3 See also

The term National Guard originally referred to a French citizen militia (see: National Guard (France)). The term is now used in many countries. According to the country, national guard may now refer to an organized militia, a military force, a paramilitary force, a gendarmerie, or a police force:

[edit] Forces

[edit] Americas

• National Guard of the United States — a federally recognized militia organized by each of the 50 U.S. states as well as organized territories that serves both as a reserve military force of the U.S and a state militia It consists of:
  • Army National Guard; and
  • Air National Guard.
• National Guard (Nicaragua) (1925–1979)
• National Guard (El Salvador) (1912–1992)
• Venezuelan National Guard (Guardia Nacional de Venezuela) — officially the Armed Forces of Cooperation (esp: Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperación)

[edit] Europe

• National guard unit of Bulgaria
• Greek Cypriot National Guard
• National Guard (France), active on and off from the French Revolution to the Paris Commune
• Italian National Republican Guard—defunct
• Latvian National Guard
• Portuguese National Republican Guard

[edit] Asia

• Sri Lanka National Guard
• Saudi Arabian National Guard
• Iraqi National Guard
• Kuwaiti National Guard
• National Guard of Georgia

[edit] Political organizations

• National Guard, better known as the Blueshirts, a 1930s political movement in Ireland

[edit] See also

• List of protective service agencies
• Republican National Guard, disambiguation
• Republican Guard, disambiguation
• Home Guard, disambiguation
• Civil Guard, disambiguation
• Gendarmerie

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