WASHINGTON — DC Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. wants the National Guard to help police officers keep the streets safe. Violent crime and property crime are both up substantially in 2023.

The National Guard will end its deployment in Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 23, after over four months with a presence at the nation’s Capitol.

Leading up to today's inauguration of President Elect Joe Biden, military lawyers with the District of Columbia National Guard have briefed 25,000 Guard members on their mission, including the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 16: National Guard soldiers head into the Capitol Visitors Center following their guard shifts around the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on January 16, 2021 in Washington, DC.

The Pentagon is discussing plans to restructure the D.C. National Guard after its response to the Jan. 6 riot and the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd.

National Guard troops deployed to DC to quell riots after initial request for help was denied National Guard troops have been deployed in D.C. as Trump supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol building.

Most National Guard members aren’t full-time soldiers. They are volunteers with civilian jobs and families that don’t expect them to be gone for months on end except in case of war or dire ...

It’s not immediately clear how many National Guard members will be deployed, or if the local DC National Guard will be aided by out-of-state guardsmen. Out-of-state troops would be controversial.

U.S. Soldiers with the New Jersey National Guard take the oath of office to serve with Capitol Police in the Visitor Center in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2021.

The DC National Guard said Monday that the US Army has approved the call-up of 250 members of the DC National Guard, as the nation’s capital braces for potential protests and unrest ahead of a ...

The DC National Guard will provide unarmed guard members to assist with additional security for monuments in Washington, DC, the National Guard Bureau said Wednesday.

The National Guard could stay in Washington, D.C. for the next several months, with an internal email indicating troops could be on the ground in the U.S. capital until Fall 2021, according to a ...