The New Hampshire National Guard is the militia of the

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

. As a state militia, units in the New Hampshire National Guard are under the jurisdiction of the

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through the office of the state adjutant general, unless they are federalized by order of the

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. The New Hampshire National Guard consist of: * New Hampshire Army National Guard *

New Hampshire Air National Guard The New Hampshire Air National Guard (NH ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is, along with the New Hampshire Army National Guard, an element of the New Hampshire National Guard. As state militia units, the units ...

157th Air Refueling Wing The 157th Air Refueling Wing (157 ARW) is a unit of the New Hampshire Air National Guard, stationed at Pease Air National Guard Base, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. If activated to federal service, the Wing ...

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Bibliography of New Hampshire Army National Guard History
compiled by the

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National Guard National Guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards. Nat ...

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