National Guard team clinches award for clawed drone at Army competition
Soldiers of the Army National Guard’s 28th Infantry Division snagged the award for Best Innovation at the inaugural Best Drone Warfighter Competition.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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National Guard members shot in DC will receive Purple Hearts
Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Spc. Sarah Beckstrom were fired upon in an ambush-style shooting just blocks from the White House in November.
By Tanya Noury
Mississippi becomes fourth state to send National Guard to DC
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement Monday that he has approved the deployment of approximately 200 troops to Washington, D.C.
Timely payments for Guard deployed to DC a concern, lawmaker says
A top Senate Democrat is still awaiting clarity on when Guard troops patrolling the nation's capital will be compensated for that military duty.
US Air Force vet charged with felony assault with a deli weapon
The DOJ says the incident included shouting verbal insults and tossing a wrapped sub at a Customs and Border Protection officer in D.C.
By Carla Babb
Navy logbook that recounted Pearl Harbor recovered after 84 years
After more than 80 years, the logbook from Navy Yard Pearl Harbor has been recovered, the National Archives announced.
3 GOP-led states to send hundreds of National Guard troops to DC
Three Republican-led states are deploying National Guard members to Washington to help the Trump administration’s takeover of the city’s police department.
By Matt Brown
West Virginia sends National Guard to DC at Trump team’s request
West Virginia is sending 300 to 400 National Guard troops to assist in the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in the nation's capital.
Guard troops patrol Union Station as Trump’s DC takeover takes root
National Guard troops deployed to D.C. will assist law enforcement in a variety of roles, but aren't making arrests, officials said.
4 in 5 US troops surveyed understand duty to disobey illegal orders
As National Guard troops head to DC, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
By Charli Carpenter, UMass Amherst, The Conversation and Geraldine Santoso, UMass Amherst, The Conversation
Virginia National Guard to assist ICE with admin, logistics support
The Guardsmen will not conduct law enforcement operations nor make arrests, the Virginia National Guard said.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
DC Guard slated to deploy by mid-week, defense official says
The Army has activated about 800 D.C. National Guard soldiers to support law enforcement across the nation’s capital.
By Carla Babb