In theory and usual practice, the Governor of the State. He or She ( some states have had female governors- like New Jersey under Whitman) can call out the National Guard to control civil emergencies such as riots, etc. However, as the President of the United States has CINCUS ( Commander In Chief- US) he can and does have the authority to federalize NG units which are technically a part of the US Army and dispatch them on various missions- one peacetime example was the Federalization of guardsmen to contain racial problems in Little Rock, Arkansas during the Desegregation battles. This is the best known action of the type- unlike deployment of Guard units to foreign wars- for example stop-loss assignments in Iraq.
The Governor of Alabama, which is currently Robert R. Riley.
The President is the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, not of the United States.
The commander in chief of the united states is Barrack Obama.
At state level, it would be the State Governor, who serves as Commander in Chief for their state's respective military department, or whichever department the National Guard and State Guard/State Defence Force (if their state has one) is relegated under.
The President is the Commander-in-Chief and utlimate head of the armed forces of the United States.
The Commander in Chief of the National Guard is the President of the United States.
When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as Commander-in-Chief, so that's who it is.
Commander-in-Chief's Guard was created in 1776.
Commander-in-Chief's Guard ended in 1783.
the commander in chief.
The Commander-in-Chief of all military branches - including the Coast Guard - is the President of the United States.
Ultimately, their Commander-In-Chief will be the same as for the rest of the US Armed Forces - the President of the United States, who currently happens to be Barack Obama. In their role as a state militia, their Commander-In-Chief would be the governor of Missouri, who currently is Jay Nixon.
Commander-in-Chief's Guard's motto is 'Conquer or Die!'.
The governor of Illinois can call out the National Guard for emergencies.
The Governor of Alabama, which is currently Robert R. Riley.
The president is commander-in-chief of all federal military forces. He commands the national guard made of state militias whenever they are called up to federal duty but not otherwise. Some states have what amount to military units that are not part of the federal national guard and are not subject to call up into the US army.
There are several. To take a specific state, the governor is the Commander in Chief, but so is the president when they fall under federal duty (when going overseas). So each state has 2 commander in chiefs.