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[Tgace]

Most reports Ive read say that 50% are home..25% are home but training for deployment and 25% are forward deployed. So theoretically 75% can be called up if the 25% are recalled from train-up.

 

[dearnis.com]

There are sufficient troops on the ground; the issue was deployment and clarity of mission (B is still an issue)

 

[modarnis]

There are sufficient troops on the ground; the issue was deployment and clarity of mission (B is still an issue)

Coupled with a clear command and control stucture, with the buck stopping at an incident commander who controls the big picture

 

[ginshun]

With all the units going overseas, how many people and equiptment is really available to help here at home?

There are ~ 450,000 people in the Air and Army National Guard total.

I think last I heard the US had less than 200,000 troops in Iraq, so even if all the troops in Iraq were NG troops (which they are not) there are still 250,000+ NG members here that are available be called to NO.