(DPI) Oct. 28 – USAFacts released a tally of all domestic National Guard deployments since the 1950s, and the data show a largely now-and-then use of the Guard – and those crisis-related deployments both with and without state governors’ authority.

The data generated by USAFacts.org this month provides come calming perspective on the use of the National Guard, which numbers about 440,000 nationally:

The National Guard has been activated across the US several times in 2025 — from a deployment during protests against ICE activity in Los Angeles in June to federalized law enforcement in Washington, DC, in August. Courts have stalled further deployments to Chicago and Portland, while Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has activated the Guard in Memphis.
The National Guard is a military reserve that responds to disasters and civil disorder within the US. It is divided into the Air National Guard and the Army National Guard, each of which have units in all 50 states, Washington, DC, and three US territories.

https://usafacts.org/articles/what-is-the-national-guard-and-what-does-it-do/