How regional is the NG? How close will they be originally to where they are being sent? Common tactic when dealing with any local issues is to use people from so far out there will be significantly fewer conflicts of interest. It's why riot police in the UK frequently get shipped in from the other side of the country.
Usually, the national guard members of a given unit are local to the area, but necessarily so. If you’re willing to commute, you can even be from out of state.
In the case of the troops already mobilized to defend the federal buildings in downtown LA, they’re from a San Diego unit and thus will be mostly people from San Diego.
How regional is the NG? How close will they be originally to where they are being sent? Common tactic when dealing with any local issues is to use people from so far out there will be significantly fewer conflicts of interest. It's why riot police in the UK frequently get shipped in from the other side of the country.
Usually, the national guard members of a given unit are local to the area, but necessarily so. If you’re willing to commute, you can even be from out of state.
In the case of the troops already mobilized to defend the federal buildings in downtown LA, they’re from a San Diego unit and thus will be mostly people from San Diego.