Latest "D.C. National Guard" stories

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses the 51st annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States in Little Rock, Arkansas, Aug. 8, 2022. (Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely/Army National Guard)

Pentagon reviewing how DC Guard is called up for duty

A decision could come in the next six months, National Guard Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson told Military Times.

By Rachel S. Cohen

14 months ago

DC National Guard soldiers and other law enforcement personnel watch as demonstrators protest Saturday, June 6, 2020, along Independence Avenue in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis.

DC National Guard asked to provide support for upcoming trucker protest

Once again, the D.C. National Guard is being asked to help out with a protest, this time by truckers.

By Howard Altman and Davis Winkie

20 months ago

The Pentagon has streamlined the process for sending National Guard troops into DC

The change should make it less complicated to request D.C. National Guard activation.

By Meghann Myers

21 months ago

Guard’s use of MedEvac helos over DC protests was ‘reasonable,’ Pentagon review says

D.C. Guard aircrews lacked specific training and procedures to deal with civil disturbances.

By Kyle Rempfer

2 years ago

Creating a DC National Guard quick-reaction force is a bad idea

We need to keep our nation’s seat of government safe, but creating a quick-reaction force is not the right solution, says the author of this commentary.

By Retired Maj. Gen. Arnold L. Punaro

2 years ago

Probe faults DC National Guard use of helicopter during June protests

The long-overdue report was triggered by widespread objections after one D.C. Guard helicopter hovered low enough over protesters to create a deafening noise and spray protesters with rotor wash.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

2 years ago