National Guard mission swells
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Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina have also deployed the Guard to Washington to support President Trump’s crackdown on the city.
The leader of the Massachusetts National Guard would be elevated into the Cabinet and gain a direct line of communication with the governor under legislation that a bipartisan group of senators voted to recommend for passage in late July.
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.
National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers are patrolling the city as part of President Trump's effort to assert federal control over policing in the District.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee National Guard has been deployed to Washington D.C. to help with President Trump’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital, according to D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto.
A train derailment in East Palestine. Hurricane damage in North Carolina. Even conflict in the Middle East. Ohio's National Guard is called to help. And they often use a Black Hawk helicopter.