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January 6, 2021

DC National Guard wear black vests to send message as Trump supporters protest Electoral College certification

National Guard members in Washington, D.C., will wear black vests – in place of their usual camouflage ones – during demonstrations this week as the newly sworn-in Congress is expected to officially certify Electoral College votes in the final step before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in on Jan. 20.

January 4, 2021

Wisconsin governor authorizes National Guard to Kenosha ahead of Jacob Blake charging decision

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has mobilized the National Guard to Kenosha in anticipation of a decision on whether prosecutors will charge the police officer who shot Jacob Blake last year. 

December 31, 2020

West Virginia accidentally gives 42 people COVID-19 treatment instead of vaccine

The West Virginia National Guard admitted Thursday that 42 people were accidentally injected with the Regeneron antibody instead of the Moderna vaccine to fight COVID-19. 

December 24, 2020

Pennsylvania teacher sends Merry Christmas message home to students while deployed with National Guard

U.S. Army Spc. Anna Schmeck is spending Christmas in the Middle East with her National Guard unit, but the Pennsylvania third-grade teacher has been keeping in touch with her students back home for months.

December 9, 2020

F-16 fighter jet crashes in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, pilot status remains unknown

The status of a pilot of a single-seat F-16 fighter jet that crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula on Tuesday night remains unknown as rescue workers continue to search the area, the Wisconsin National Guard said.

November 4, 2020

Coronavirus kills 9th US service member as military infections near 59,000: reports

A ninth U.S. service member has died from the coronavirus, as total confirmed cases in the military approached 59,000, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

November 4, 2020

Wisconsin National Guard brought in to help with ballot counting

Poll workers in two Wisconsin counties-- with the help of at least 20 National Guard members-- will have to transcribe votes from at least 13,500 misprinted absentee ballots to clean ballots, possibly delaying reporting of ballots. 

November 3, 2020

On Election Day, businesses board up as police balance between protecting polls, lives

Businesses in big cities across the U.S. shut down Tuesday and focused less on making sales than on keeping safe as Election Day and fear of civil unrest loomed.

November 3, 2020

Oregon Gov. Brown to place National Guard on standby ahead of election

The Oregon National Guard was directed to place its members on standby ahead of potential election unrest in Portland, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday. 

November 2, 2020

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker activates National Guard ahead of Election Day as precautionary measure

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday activated the state’s National Guard as a precautionary measure against anticipated civil unrest on Election Day.