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Command Responsibility at Home: Governors, the Guard, and Domestic Readiness

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A federal memo from the National Guard Bureau issued in August 2025 is quietly reshaping the definition of domestic 'readiness' for state National Guard forces, requiring each state to establish new frameworks. This development comes alongside a Supreme Court procedural block on a federal attempt to deploy the National Guard into the Chicago area, which Illinois officials argued violated legal limits on federal power over state forces. The case raises significant questions about command authorit

Command Responsibility at Home: Governors, the Guard, and Domestic Readiness

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