home reserve

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home reserve - United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by eitherNational GuardAir National Guard, ANG - a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergenciesarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"territorial reserve, territorial - a territorial military unitNational Guard Bureau, NGB - the agency that administers the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard; provides liaison between the Army and the Air Force and various National Guard unitsArmy National Guard, ARNG - a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergenciesguardsman - a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'territorial - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit