# Public Safety (GPS)

## Title 13. Militia

### Subtitle 4. National Guard

#### Section 13-403

(a) To maintain an appropriate organization and to assist in instruction and training, the President of the United States may:

  (1) assign the National Guard to divisions, brigades, and other tactical units; and

  (2) detail officers from the National Guard or the United States Army or Air Force to command those units.

(b) A commanding officer of a complete unit organized in the State may not be displaced under this section.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)