▁more ▁direct ▁control ▁over ▁any ▁military ▁matters ▁was ▁maintained ▁directly ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁National ▁Guard ▁was ▁created , ▁and ▁since ▁that ▁time ▁has ▁operated ▁in ▁a ▁purely ▁sec ular ▁manner . ▁The ▁Milit ia ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁organized ▁the ▁various ▁state ▁milit ias ▁into ▁the ▁present ▁National ▁Guard ▁system . ▁ ▁See ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Guard ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁complete ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁guard ▁at ▁a ▁national ▁level . ▁ ▁Historic ▁units ▁▁▁ 1 1 5 th ▁Engine er ▁Battalion ▁▁▁ 1 4 0 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁▁▁ 1 4 5 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁▁▁ 2 2 2 nd ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁Regiment ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Ut ah ▁State ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁ ▁Milit ia ▁▁ 3 6 th ▁Com bat ▁A viation ▁Brigade — approx . ▁ 4 0 ▁Ut ah ▁AR NG ▁soldiers ▁deployed ▁to ▁Ira q ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 6 th ▁C AB ▁in ▁Sep ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Trans formation ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Ut ah ▁National ▁Guard ' s ▁Official ▁Home page ▁ ▁Global Security . org ▁Ut ah ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard , ▁accessed ▁ 2 8 ▁Nov ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Unit ▁Design ations ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Mod ular ▁Force , ▁accessed ▁ 2 3 ▁Nov ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Army ▁National ▁Guard ▁by