Mission as stated for Army National Guard: National Guard Soldiers serve both community and country. Our versatility enables us to respond to domestic emergencies, overseas combat missions, counterdrug efforts, reconstruction missions and more. The Guard always responds with speed, strength and efficiency, helping to defend American freedom and ideals. "Defend American Freedom" I guess we'll see if that's true or just a "Tool for Tyrants" If the Nat Guard backs out however there's the Virginia Defense Force, not sure what those guys do.