National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day
Hundreds of National Guardsmen from 18 states and Washington, D.C., have been activated or are on standby on the eve of the U.S. presidential election, according to a defense official. The official told Military.com that Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico, Wisconsin and Washington state have all activated small numbers of National […]
Arizona’s Governor Is Sending the State’s National Guard to the Border to Help With a Migrant Influx
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s governor on Friday ordered the state’s National Guard to the border with Mexico to help federal officials manage an influx of migrants. Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs said she issued the executive order because “the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe.” […]
Military Barracks Are Falling Apart. Senators in Big Military States Want to Know the Price Tag to Fix Them.
A bipartisan group of senators representing states with significant military footprints is pressing the Pentagon for an update on junior enlisted barracks and how much money is actually needed for renovations and construction. The six lawmakers from Georgia, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are pointing to media reports and a damning Government Accountability Office report […]
National Guard Units in 7 States Have Held onto Confederate Streamers Despite a Deadline to Turn Them In
Army National Guard units with a Civil War-era lineage were ordered to relinquish any Confederate battle streamers from their guidons, but more than 100 of the streamers have yet to be recovered a week after the deadline. At least 48 mostly southern National Guard units were directed in March to strip their guidons of rebel […]