National Guard
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National Guard moving out of DC as questions remain about how military handled George Floyd protests
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY As demonstrations in the nation’s capital against racism and police violence have become more peaceful, thousands of National Guard troops called in to deal with civil unrest are beginning to file out.
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Two South Carolina National Guard troops hospitalized after being near lightning strike in DC
FLASHPOINTS Two members of the South Carolina National Guard were taken to the hospital after being in close proximity to a lightning strike while on duty.
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No, those weren’t active duty troops on the streets of DC last night, officials say
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY Airmen and soldiers were largely stoic through the demonstrations near the White House, which remained peaceful Wednesday night.
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Guard troops in DC say they want to ‘give people the opportunity to express their First Amendment rights’
FLASHPOINTS “The mission is to separate the good protesters and then the rioters and looters. You kind of have to draw the line between which is which,” said one private first-class.
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5,000 National Guard troops in 15 states and DC activated to help quell growing civil unrest
FLASHPOINTS As cities across the nation are burning after several days of rage over what prosecutors say was the murder of a handcuffed black man by Minneapolis police, about 5,000 National Guard troops in 15 states and the District of Columbia have been activated to help quell the unrest.
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Guard Title 32 mobilizations are falling one day short of earning troops Tricare benefits, BAH upgrade
When President Donald Trump authorized National Guard units to receive federal funds to pay for COVID-19 response, Guard leadership hailed the move as something that would increase benefits for those troops.
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Guardsman mobilized for pandemic didn’t have a mask until he got COVID-19, but he wasn’t working a test lane
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY A Colorado National Guard soldier who tested positive for coronavirus while engaged in a disease containment effort was not wearing personal protective gear until he contracted it
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Trump provides federal funds for National Guard in three states; they keep control, federal government foots bill as COVID-19 cases rise
NEWS | YOUR MILITARY President Donald Trump Sunday night ordered National Guard troops in three states to operate under a status that allows them to be managed by state governors but be paid by the federal government.