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Gen. Paul Rogers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/10\/16\/deployed-soldiers-face-punishment-for-their-message-to-liberals-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan National Guard<\/a> noted, Yeager said the state duty has had an impact on equipment readiness in some cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But when governors call, the Guard answers their respective commanders-in-chief, regardless of political intentions or perceived actual need, Lt. Gen. 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