The National Guard has been deployed many times historically. Experts say the president's decision to deploy the Guard as a blanket response to crime in D.C. is a departure from its intended mission.

The 135 Louisiana National Guard troops sent to join President Donald Trump’s crackdown on crime and homelessness in Washington D.C. had arrived Wednesday to help local law enforcement — and they will stay there “as long as the President needs them,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Wednesday.

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President Donald Trump's decision to deploy the U.S. National Guard in cities he labeled "public safety emergencies" is being criticized as a political stunt, with residents and officials arguing that it wastes federal resources and undermines trust in local law enforcement.

Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard's 38th Infantry Division returned home to Evansville, Indiana on Monday after serving in the Middle East for a year, where they were greeted by family and friends,

The Wyoming National Guard is preparing to help ICE, and provided $250,000 worth of security for President Trump’s inauguration. Now the Guard is

Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.

Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith gathered at the 113th Airlift Wing in St. Paul to announce over $5 million has been approved in the Senate. The money will help design and build a newer and bigger aircraft hangar that would allow them to store and maintain the new C130J plane that will arrive next year.