National Guard and Reserve statistics as of May 18 released

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This week Army, Navy, and Marine Corps officials announced a decrease in activated reservists, while Air Force officials announced an increase. Coast Guard officials announced no change. The net collective result is 945 fewer reservists activated than last week.

At any given time, services may activate some units and individuals while deactivating others, making it possible for these figures to either increase or decrease.

The total number currently on active duty from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve is 18,318; Army National Guard and Army Reserve, 98,791; Navy Reserve, 6,399; Marine Corps Reserve, 6,724; and the Coast Guard Reserve, 834. This brings the total National Guard and Reserve personnel who have been activated to 131,066, including both units and individual augmentees.