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November 8, 2023

Liberal mayor-elect wants National Guard to shutter open-air drug markets

Cherelle Parker was elected Philadelphia's first female mayor Tuesday. She previously said she would bring in the National Guard to help clean up the city's open-air drug markets.

November 3, 2023

Thousands of National Guard troops have not received promised enlistment bonuses

The National Guard is late paying enlistment bonuses to close to 14,000 service members who were promised as much as $20,000 to join the part-time volunteer force.

October 7, 2023

New military bonus program haunted by old recruiting scandal that gave soldiers false criminal records

Numerous states are launching National Guard recruiting bonuses to try to bolster troop numbers, but skeptics say the programs look a lot like the infamous G-RAP.

October 5, 2023

Alabama Gov. Ivey sending 275 National Guard troops to Mexico border: ‘Every state has become a border state'

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is sending 275 National Guard troops to the southern border, saying "every state has become a border state" amid a migrant crisis.

October 4, 2023

North Dakota state senator who died in Utah plane crash recently earned commercial pilot’s license: report

Doug Larsen, the North Dakota Republican state senator who died over the weekend in a plane crash, hoped to work for a major airline, a report says.

September 25, 2023

Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul calls in National Guard amid New York's worsening migrant crisis

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling in the National Guard as more than 116,000 migrants have arrived in New York City.

September 22, 2023

Puerto Rico National Guard aids efforts to quell week-long blaze at US Virgin Islands landfill

The Puerto Rico National Guard has been mobilized to assist in combatting a fire at a landfill in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which has been raging for over a week.

September 10, 2023

Some National Guard units haven't followed order to ditch Confederate items: report

Army National Guard units in some southern states have allowed the deadline to pass without turning in Confederate-themed guidon streamers as mandated by Congress.

August 31, 2023

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey activates National Guard to assist in emergency shelters housing migrants

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has activated the National Guard to provide basic services at emergency shelter hotels housing migrants.

August 29, 2023

Texas National Guard launches probe after member fires across border, reportedly wounding Mexican national

Texas National Guard opened an investigation after a member "discharged a weapon in a border-related incident," reportedly wounding a man in Mexico.