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Kirsten Engel: “I think about 1800 of those are Air National Guard [in…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Published October 18, 2023 | Video Starts at 08:51

Can you give me a sense of how many Reserve and National Guard. Ooh. Anybody know? There's probably. The last time I looked, there was about 5500 guardsmen. Right. I think about 1800 of those are Air National Guard [in Arizona]. In Arizona. In Arizona. And then the reservists, I'm not sure of, but it's going to be under 10,000. They. Yeah. So you want to know anything? Okay. That is. (08:51–08:55)

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Asserts that approximately 1,800 of the National Guardsmen in Arizona are part of the Air National Guard.

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