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US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says

The United States is watching China’s presence in its Arctic zone “very closely” amid increasing concerns, a senior U.S. Arctic military official said.

By Gwladys Fouche, Reuters

9 days ago

Hegseth to chair Pentagon’s new Homeland Defense advisory board

The newly established Homeland Defense Board aims to fill a gap Pentagon leaders see in providing military guidance to homeland security missions.

By Hope Hodge Seck

9 days ago

Troops should not be used as law enforcement against protesters, Esper says

Thousands of troops are supporting police, but not under control of the federal government.

By Meghann Myers

6 years ago

DC National Guard will investigate actions of its rotary aircraft during George Floyd protest

Demonstrations were mostly peaceful Tuesday night but tensions rose in the early morning with bottles being thrown across the fence and law enforcement shooting pepper spray.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

Some governors balk at Trump request to send troops to DC

Some governors are rejecting President Donald Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for a massive militarized show of force in the nation’s capital after several days of unrest over the death of George Floyd.

6 years ago

DC officials push back on aggressive response to protests

Officials in the nation’s capital pushed back Tuesday on an aggressive response by the federal government to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, with the mayor flatly rejecting a Trump administration proposal for the federal government to take over its police force and one county in Virginia pulling its officers from Washington.

6 years ago

Tennessee National Guard troops lay down riot shields at protesters’ request

Nearly 50 people were arrested over the weekend in Tennessee, while many businesses saw property damaged and public buildings vandalized across the state during peaceful protests that turned violent in response to the death of George Floyd.

6 years ago

Senior military leaders being called to testify to Congress about George Floyd protest response

Lawmakers want explanations from top defense officials about how troops will be used and why active-duty forces are being deployed.

By Leo Shane III, Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta

6 years ago

Troops from around the country head to DC to back up police against protestors

Both National Guardsmen and active duty military police have been tasked to augment DC's Metropolitan police.

By Meghann Myers

6 years ago

Guard troops in DC say they want to ‘give people the opportunity to express their First Amendment rights’

“The mission is to separate the good protesters and then the rioters and looters. You kind of have to draw the line between which is which," said one private first-class.

By Howard Altman

6 years ago

Trump plans to use active-duty military forces to deal with growing protests

The president said the extra forces are needed to deal with increasingly violent actors in major cities.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago

Esper encourages governors to ‘dominate the battlespace’ to put down nationwide protests

President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper are encouraging governors to send in more Guard troops.

By Meghann Myers

6 years ago