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The National Guard was named when the reorganisation of the force under the Militia Act of 1903. The name National Guard is a bit obvious, and forces intended to be geared solely towards intra-border tasks worldwide have been dubbed National Guard. Their purpose is to guard the nation as a home grown force, first and foremost. A lot of that's changed, especially since Creighton Abrams passed the Total Force Policy in the late 1970s, but that was the purpose for its formation anyhow.

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