World Tour E.P.). The other two military divisions are the New Mexico Army National Guard and the New Mexico Air National Guard. The Department is headed by the Adjutant General of the State of New Mexico, who holds the rank of Major General, a Deputy Adjutant General, and three Assistant Adjutants General. The NMSDF falls under the direct supervision of the assistant adjutant general of New Mexico for state guard affairs, who holds the rank of Brigadier General. The Governor of the State of New Mexico is the Commander-In-Chief of the NMSDF. The State Defense Force is organized as an internal 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798425	security and emergency services reserve force. In September 2014, Brigadier General David Torres, commander of the New Mexico State Defense Force, announced a restructuring and modernization plan, which would be followed by an intensified recruiting campaign. History. The New Mexico State Defense Force traces its lineage to the American Civil War, when Colonel Canby of the Union Army recruited troops for the First through the Fifth New Mexico Volunteers to fight alongside the Regular Army. During the Civil War, the units gained notoriety at the Battle of Valverde. During World War II, the state of New Mexico created the New 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798426	Mexico State Guard to replace the National Guard units sent overseas. New Mexico had State Guardsmen on continuous duty by December 1941, and by June 1944, the New Mexico State Guard counted over 600 members. Training. Procedures and training for the New Mexico State Defense Force follow U.S. Army regulations and field manuals. While most of the soldiers in the NMSDF are former members of the Armed Forces of the United States, state guardsmen are not required to have prior federal military experience. The NMSDF now offers its own training in basic military discipline and demeanor, officer knowledge and skills	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798427	, NCO knowledge and skills, and various operational aspects of assisting the National Guard and emergency management agencies with their state duties. Unit training includes emergency field medicine, desert and mountain search and rescue, and securing and operating a “Receive, Stage, and Store” warehouse for the Strategic National Stockpile during large-scale emergencies. The NMSDF requires that all of its personnel become qualified in the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and trains its members to become Military Emergency Management Specialists. Duties. The New Mexico State Defense Force presently has the mission areas of radio communications, emergency field medicine, shelter operations, provision 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798428	of honor guard duties, chaplaincy, heavy vehicle driving and maintenance, and public affairs. In all of these areas, the State Defense Force has the support of the New Mexico National Guard. While the State Defense Force functions as a reserve unit to the National Guard, it also has its own missions to assist and support community groups and law enforcement agencies in local communities. Despite some degree of autonomy, all present NMSDF missions must be approved by the Adjutant General before becoming operational. State guardsmen are required to attend mandatory military drill at least one weekend per month, and, can 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798429	be activated and/or deployed by orders of the Adjutant General of the State of New Mexico, acting on behalf of and in the name of the Commander-In-Chief (the governor of New Mexico). Many members of the NMSDF are prior-military, and many are mid-career professionals like attorneys, physicians, engineers, professors, medical technicians, truck drivers, and graphic artists. The New Mexico State Defense Force maintains a medical unit, the 47th Medical Troop (CAV), which is simultaneously recognized as a unit of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) through the US Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798430	for Preparedness and Response. The 47th contains both medical and non-medical personnel, who are trained to aid in recovery from natural or man-made disasters by providing medical aid and sheltering. The 47th has the additional responsibility of supporting and securing the US Strategic National Stockpile and support search and rescue operations. In September 2013, specific personnel from the HHD, the 47th Medical Troop (MRC), and the Chaplains Corps were activated to several locations to set up and assist in shelter operations and community resource management and provide medical support in a recovery operations deployment following severe flooding. Legal 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798431	protection. Employment protection. No employer in New Mexico is allowed to refuse to hire, to penalize, or to fire any employee because of his or her membership in the NMSDF, or because of that employee's absence from work due to a deployment. To do so is a misdemeanor. In addition to the employment discrimination protection provided to NMSDF members, all state, county, municipal, school district and other public employees who are members of the state defense force are entitled to fifteen days of paid leave per year for drills or deployments, separate from any vacation time or other leave 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798432	time they may be given. Pay. Members of the NMSDF do not receive pay for weekend drills. New Mexico law, however, authorizes state guardsmen to be eligible for worker's compensation if they are injured in the line of duty. New Mexico State Defense Force The New Mexico State Defense Force (NMSDF), formerly known as the New Mexico State Guard (NMSG), is the state defense force of the state of New Mexico. The NMSDF is an all-volunteer, reserve military force which works in parallel to the state's National Guard. It is authorized by Title 32, Section 109, United 	New Mexico State Defense Force
18798433	Linnaeite Linnaeite Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition CoCoS. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland, Sweden, and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite, NiNiS. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many localities around the world. Linnaeite Linnaeite is a cobalt sulfide mineral with the composition CoCoS. It was discovered in 1845 in Västmanland, Sweden, and was named to honor Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). Linnaeite forms a series with polydymite, NiNiS. Linnaeite is found in hydrothermal veins with other cobalt and nickel sulfides in many 	Linnaeite
18798434	World Tour E.P. World Tour E.P. World Tour E.P. is an EP that was released in 1997 by Echo & the Bunnymen. The EP was released on CD by PolyGram in Japan. In 1998 it was released by London Records in Australia. The EP contains two songs from the band's 1997 album, Evergreen", "Evergreen" and "Don't Let It Get You Down"; two songs from the band's 1997 appearance at the Glastonbury Festival, "Rescue" and "Altamont"; and "Forgiven", a track recorded for the "Robert Elms Show" on Greater London Radio. Track listings. All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch and Les  Pattinson except where noted. World Tour E.P. World Tour E.P. is an EP that was released in 1997 by Echo & the Bunnymen. The EP was released on CD by PolyGram in Japan. In 1998 it was released by London Records in Australia. The EP contains two songs from the band's 1997 album, "Evergreen", "Evergreen" and "Don't Let It Get You Down"; two songs from the band's 1997 appearance at the Glastonbury Festival, "Rescue" and "Altamont"; and "Forgiven", a track recorded for the "Robert Elms Show" on Greater London Radio. Track listings. All tracks written by Will Sergeant