T he U.S. National Guard will be marking its 388th birthday on December 13, 2024, and this is a milestone in a long history dating back to the establishment of the first militia regiments in North ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The National Guard celebrated its 388th birthday on Friday, and guards members gathered at the capitol to celebrate. The organization is older than the United States itself.

With that order, what we now know as America's National Guard was born. The idea was simple: Establish an Army of citizen-soldiers who could be called upon to fight when needed. In 1636 ...