National Guard

More than a dozen National Guard airmen have been injured after a military transport bus overturned in central Virginia

News4’s Darcy Spencer reports that thousands of troops from across the country are going home after being deployed to D.C. after the Capitol insurrection.

National Guard troops are set to leave the U.S. Capitol and turn over security of the area to Capitol Police

The District is bracing for demonstrations after the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former officer accused of killing George Floyd. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.

New details from the deadly riot of Jan. 6 are in a previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use.

An Arizona man is accused of forcing off the road a National Guard convoy that was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in West Texas and then holding 11 guard members at gunpoint

More than 1,000 National Guard members will be leaving Washington, D.C.

The Pentagon is set to approve an extension of the National Guard deployment at the U.S. Capitol for about two more months, defense officials said Tuesday.

The show of force around the U.S. Capitol could be staying in place a while longer. The acting chief of Capitol Police asked the Pentagon to continue providing security for at least another two months as law enforcement were on high alert for a possible attack by conspiracy theorists. News4’s Shomari Stone got reaction from Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes...

The Associated Press has learned that U.S. Capitol Police have requested that members of the National Guard continue to provide security at the Capitol for another two months

The Pentagon received a request to keep the National Guard in The District until spring. Security has increased as many Trump supporters came to D.C. in hope of an inauguration. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

The commanding general of the D.C. National Guard says military leaders at the Pentagon delayed deployment of his Guardsmen for three hours as Capitol Police begged for help when Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Multiple Michigan National Guard members stationed at the U.S. Capitol were sickened after they were served food that was raw, moldy, undercooked and even filled with metal shavings, the state’s congressional delegation said in a letter.  Guard members who have served at the Capitol for weeks in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot recently reported being served meals...

U.S. officials say the cost of deploying about 26,000 National Guard troops to secure the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 riot is nearly $500 million

There is growing concern the U.S. Capitol insurrection was also a superspreader event. Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team report on the increase of COVID-19 cases and National Guard members who are sick and quarantined far from home.

There are growing concerns the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was also a superspreader event for the men and women defending it.  Quarantined to a room in a Crystal City hotel, a Virginia National Guard member is positive for COVID-19. Suffering with a fever and congestion, he’s alone and nearly 100 miles from home. His wife talked to...

National Guard troops protecting D.C. will be here longer than expected. The Guard said it will continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with 7,000 members, then draw down to 5,000 troops through mid-March. Guardsmen will be helping with security, communications and logistics, the Guard said. Officials said it’s not clear who requested the extended troop presence. D.C. Mayor Muriel...

Thousands of National Guard troops will remain in D.C. until mid-March, including during former President Donald Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Capitol Hill is still dealing with the fallout from the Jan. 6 insurrection. Scott MacFarlane reports there are new disputes and struggles related to all the new security.

Images of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington are sparking new calls for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to help after its failure to stop rioting mobs two weeks ago