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September 29, 2020

Ohio deploys National Guard ahead of first debate: 'Minimize all of those distractions'

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on Monday said the Ohio National Guard's presence in the city during Tuesday's debate will help ensure safety.

September 29, 2020

Cuomo presses NYC to clean up its act, hinting at National Guard assistance

Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to slash state funding if New York City does not increase efforts to tamp down on crime and clean up the city's trash in the midst of a pandemic, even offering to send in the National Guard to help. 

September 24, 2020

Missouri Governor Parson activates National Guard following 'recent instances of civil unrest across the country'

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson activated the National Guard on Thursday in response to the national unrest over the Breonna Taylor case in Kentucky.

September 21, 2020

NY Gov. Cuomo may use National Guard on Election Day

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he could send National Guard troops to polling locations on Election Day to ensure voters can cast ballots. 

September 17, 2020

Military police inquired about heat rays for use on White House protesters: report

A senior military police officer in the Department of Defense for the D.C. region has questioned whether the National Guard had access to a military heat-ray mechanism that could have been used to disperse protesters outside the White House on June 1.

September 14, 2020

Battle against Oregon wildfires fought with short supply of air support after 6 Chinooks sent to Afghanistan

The Oregon National Guard defended its decision to send the Chinooks ahead of fire season, pointing out that they are only a small part of the tools used to fight fires.

September 9, 2020

Washington fires ravage 330,000 acres in 24 hours

Wildfires raged through the state of Washington on Tuesday, burning more than 330,000 acres of brush and timber.

September 8, 2020

Military rescues 35 as California's Creek Fire rages

In a heroic effort, military helicopter pilots rescued dozens of Northern California hikers trapped amid the inferno-like flames of Fresno's devastating Creek Fire.

September 2, 2020

Woman, 105, who survived 1921 Tulsa race massacre leads lawsuit seeking reparations

Survivors and descendants of those killed in the 1921 Tulsa race massacre filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking reparations nearly a century after a White mob looted and lit fire to buildings in a flourishing financial district once known as Oklahoma’s Black Wall Street.

September 1, 2020

National Guard chief says most US communities have been 'really glad to have them there' amid unrest

National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Tuesday that the Guard's response to rioting in Kenosha, Wis. and other cities represents "another really good news story where the communities asked for their support and they were there."