WASHINGTON - The Pentagon says all National Guard agents continuing to patrol D.C. will now be armed. It comes after two guard members were shot, one fatally. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man accused of shooting two National Guard members last Wednesday, has pleaded not guilty to assault and murder charges.

A spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Defense Department has told California that its National Guard members will start returning from Oregon.

Guard members 'are now also doing joint patrols with members of the police department here in DC,' says spokeswoman - Anadolu Ajansı

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and assault charges, appearing remotely from a hospital bed during his first court hearing.

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest within the U.S., according to internal Defense ...

(The Hill) — The National Guard is building a “quick reaction force” (QRF) of some 23,500 troops trained in crowd control and civil disturbance that can be ready to deploy to U.S. cities by early next year, according to a leaked memo reported by ...

A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.

With federal orders now in effect, Vermont’s F-35 wing is operating under Title 10, a move the governor says is largely out of his hands.