An interview with Robert C. Thrasher, the Adjutant General for the California National Guard (CNG), about the role and resources of the CNG; its preparedness to respond to a major civil disturbance; its pre-planning activities with regard to the Los Angeles civil disturbance; the interface between the CNG and other law enforcement agencies; the activities of the CNG during the Los Angeles disturbance; and the effect of "federalization" on CNG troops.