are there other state-based military units?

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I'm not talking about national guard units. I ask because a friend is joining the Texas State Guard and I did some research on the organization and couldn't (in a couple minutes of googling) find other states that had similar non-nationalizable military units.

It's a completely volunteer force, no military experience required. Primary reason for existence is "to provide mission-ready military forces to assist State and local authorities in times of state emergencies, with homeland security and community service through Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA). " (http://www.txsg.state.tx.us/about/about.aspx)


so I was wondering if other states had similar units, and if anyone here has experience with TSG or similar units.

edit:
ok... different search terms... page one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Defense_Forces
answered half my question. anyone have experience with these?

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