2006 WVNG Annual Report PDF - West Virginia Army National Guard

West Virginia National Guard Annual Report 2006LEADERSHIPThe West Virginia National Guard is authorized and governed by Article 1, Chapter 15 ofthe West Virginia Code and is constituted as both a State and Federal force by authority of theNational Defense Act approved June 3, 1916. The National Guard is a reserve component of theArmy of the United States and the United States Air Force. In time of peace, the National Guard isa State force, controlled by the Adjutant General as the principal military representative of theCommander-in-Chief, the Governor. The Governor has the power to order the West VirginiaNational Guard into the active service of the State and to cause them to perform duty such as heshall deem proper. The National Guard is equipped and paid by the Federal Government and mustmeet organizational and training standards to qualify for Federal recognition. When Congressdeclares a national emergency and authorizes the use of armed force requiring troops in excess ofthose in the Active Forces, the President of the United States may order the National Guard into theactive military service of the United States. 11West Virginia Blue Book 1996, p. 98, Holmes, D. E. and Lilly, K. C., Chapman Printing, Huntington, WV.Joe Manchin III Jim SpearsGovernor Secretary, Military AffairsCommander-In-Chief, WVNGand Public Safety6