The National Guard of the United States, commonly known as simply the National Guard, are a reserve military unit that served to protect individual states in the United States of America. The National Guard were usually, but not always, called upon during terrorist crises.
History[]
Xenomorph Outbreak[]
On October 14, 2004, the National Guard was under the command of Colonel Stevens, when Gunnison, Colorado was being infested with Xenomorphs. Stevens sent several squads of National Guard personnel to the town, supported by several HMMWVs and APCs. However, the entire complement was ambushed and quickly slaughtered by the Xenomorphs. Stevens then ordered for the town to be destroyed in a nuclear strike to prevent the infestation from spreading further.
The National Guard was responsible for obtaining the first recorded image of the Xenomorphs, which was recorded by a helmet camera from one of the soldiers, before he was killed by the Xenomorphs. The image was retrieved by Colonel Stevens, who presumably turned it over Ms. Yutani along with the Plasma Pistol he recovered from the incident.
Equipment[]
Early 21st Century[]
- M16A2
- M4A1
- M203 grenade launcher
- M79 grenade launcher
- M249 SAW
- M72 LAW
- Browning M2
- M67 fragmentation hand grenade
- C-4 plastic explosive
- Weyland Storm Rifle
- IAV Stryker
- HMMVW
- M113
- Bell UH-1 Iroquois "Huey" (Retired in 2009)
Late 22nd/Early 23rd Century[]
- Electrostun rifle
- M41A Pulse Rifle / U1 Grenade Launcher
- M40 High Explosive Dual Purpose (HEDP)
- M38 High Explosive Armor Piercing (HEAP)
- M51A Bounding Fragmentation
- M60 White Phosphorous Incendiary
- M72A1 Starshell
- M230 Baton Round
- T3 Tear Gas Canister Rounds
- G2 Electroshock Grenade
- M108 Buckshot Round
- M41A2 Pulse Rifle
- M41A3 Burst Rifle
- M41E4 Heavy Pulse Rifle (Limited issue)
- M42A2 Scout Rifle
- M42A3 Sniper Rifle
- M37A3 Pump Shotgun
- Type 21 Tactical Shotgun
- Rapid Responder
- DT-57 Medved
- M94 Impact Grenade
- M95 Grenade Launcher
- M5 RPG
- M12 RPG Launcher / M12A1 Rocket Launcher
- M240 Incinerator Unit
- X1 Fireball (Limited issue)
Vehicles (including ground, air, and aerospace)[]
- M22 Jackson Medium Tank
- M292 Self-Propelled Artillery
- UD-4 "Cheyenne" Dropship (various models)
- UD-4S Skycrane
- UD-24 Heavy Dropship
Appearances[]
- Predator: Race War (mentioned only)
- Predator: Kindred (mentioned only)
- Aliens: Music of the Spears (novel) (mentioned only)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
- Storm Blood