National Guard

The National Guard was a reserve component of the United States Army and served as a domestic defense and disaster relief force during peacetime. However, during wartime, they were deployed abroad as front-line troops alongside other Army units.

Background
Many were dispatched to prepare for the likely event that China would attack American soil with nuclear weapons. They are widely active in the Capital Wasteland, where they saw to the aftermath of the Great War. In particular areas, like Washington D.C, they were mobilized to set up an evacuation plan for those in the city and outlying areas.

Involvement
The National Guard has a large presence in Fallout 3. The Lone Wanderer can find many National Guard checkpoints around the Capital Wasteland which are usually guarded by an Army robot and contain radiation warning signs alerting people that they near a highly irradiated area. If one travels to Germantown Police HQ they will find a terminal which mentions comments from a female National Guardsman present in the area. This is evident as she mentions her sorrow for a fellow soldier who was sent to the Downtown D.C. area at the time of the Great War, and her anger towards her superiors who have tasked her with organizing farmers into caves somewhere.

Appearances
The National Guard is mentioned in Fallout 3 and the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

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