National Guard

Some National Guard Members Are Likely To Face Discipline After Refusing To Deploy To Protests

Carson Frame

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Some members of the National Guard are facing consequences because they refused orders to deploy to major cities during this month's protests.

Demonstrator Aaron Covington shakes hands with National Guard troops and DEA police at a protest in Washington on Saturday over the death of George Floyd. President Trump announced that the National Guard forces would be pulling out of the nation's capital after several days of peaceful demonstrations.

Trump Orders National Guard To Pull Out Of Washington

Greg Myre

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After several days of peaceful protest in the capital, the president says "everything is under perfect control." More than 5,000 guardsmen from Washington and 11 states had been called in.

Spc. Trent Bostic of the North Carolina National Guard examines and sorts produce at a Food Bank.

American Homefront

As It Responds To The Pandemic, The National Guard Says More People Want To Enlist

Jenn Brookland

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In some states, recruit ers are reporting an uptick in the number of people who are expressing interest in joining the Guard.

Spc. Afeez Amusan of the Texas Army National Guard, right, inspects a tractor-trailer alongside a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent at the U.S.-Mexico border in Pharr, Tex.

American Homefront

Even After Years In Uniform, Some National Guardsmen Don’t Get Veterans Benefits

Steve Walsh

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National Guardsmen who respond to domestic missions - such as providing disaster assistance or working along the southern U.S. border - may not qualify...

Trucks line up to pass through a checkpoint at the U.S./Mexico border in Pharr, Tex. Truckers say the immigration crackdown has led to waitimes as long as six hours to cross the border.

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The National Guard Is Heading To The U.S./Mexico Border To Help Move Trucks Through Faster

Carson Frame

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A thousand National Guard troops from Texas will try to address one of the unintended results of President Trump’s immigration crackdown -- traffic jams...

Members of the Cal. National Guard stand silently as the backdrop for a news conference in El Centro, Cal. by the local head of Customs and Border Protection, Gloria Chavez.

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The Cal. National Guard Is Working At the Mexican Border, But Mostly Behind The Scenes

Steve Walsh

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In California - a state with strong differences with the White House on immigration policy - about 400 troops are on border duty. But they're keeping a...

Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico mayor Enrique Questell Alvarado shows 105th Engineer Battalion Lt. Col. Cale Moody a road washed out by Hurricane Maria.

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With Huge Job Ahead, National Guard Begins Rebuilding Rural Puerto Rico Roads

Jay Price

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A North Carolina-based engineering battalion is making slow progress repairing roads that were blocked or damaged in Hurricane Maria. But months of work...

Governor Rick Scott delievers storm updates along side Jacksonville city officials Thursday.

Local / State

Gov. Scott In Jacksonville: National Guard Ready; Volunteers Needed

Lindsey Kilbride

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott has activated another 3,000 National Guard members to help with shelter operations and evacuations as Hurricane Irma barrels...

Politics / Issues

Gov. Scott Talks Lt. Gov. Search, National Guard Furloughs

Mark Schreiner

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The search for Florida's next lieutenant governor will be an inside job.The Tampa Bay Times reports that Governor Rick Scott said on Monday that the…

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Governors Say It's Plane Wrong

Carson Cooper

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The United States Air Force is considering budget cuts that could mean moving a squadron of National Guard C-130s from Texas to Montana.Why does Florida…