Massachusetts National Guard

The sound of automatic weapons fire may soon be heard from Joint Base Cape Cod. The base has received approval from Washington to clear 170 acres of forest to build a machine gun range. The key stamp of approval from the feds comes despite opposition from many local residents and the head of the association to preserve Cape Cod. “This…

The sound of automatic weapons fire may soon be heard from Joint Base Cape Cod.

Kevin Quinn’s son, a medic who has been helping COVID-19 patients, was a member of the National Guard sent to Washington, D.C.

Hundreds of National Guard members from New England have been deployed to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont have said they are sending Guard members in the wake of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol last week. Rhode Island has said it is not sending...

Five-hundred members of Massachusetts’ National Guard are traveling to Washington this weekend. They’ll join tens of thousands of soldiers in the Nation’s capital securing the city for President-elect Biden’s inauguration.

Massachusetts National Guard members will join National Guard troops from New Hampshire, Connecticut and several other states ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.

Eighty personnel from the Massachusetts National Guard are being deployed to Washington, D.C., for Joe Biden’s inauguration in the wake of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The governors of five of New England’s six states have said that they have received requests to send National Guard members to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont have said they’ll be sending Guard members. Rhode Island said it is not sending any of its soldiers....

The Massachusetts National Guard is getting ready to provide support with 500 troops going to Washington for inauguration day.

The Massachusetts National Guard is preparing to deploy to Washington, D.C., to help provide security following the Capitol riot.

Massachusetts is expected to send “a few hundred” of its National Guard members to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, according to Gov. Charlie Baker. “We’ve had — and I would imagine this is true for many states — we have had an ask from Washington to support a fairly significant request for guard personnel in our…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke to the National Guard on Wednesday as the House of Representatives began impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump.

Video Wednesday showed members of the U.S. National Guard sleeping on the floors of the U.S. Capitol. The National Guard was called in during the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 and remain on the grounds to protect against possible attacks leading up to the inauguration of Joe Biden.

Gov. Charlie Baker signed an order Thursday activating 1,000 members of the Massachusetts National Guard due to possible protests and demonstrations. The governor’s office said the National Guard was activated in case municipal leaders require assistance “to protect opportunities to exercise first amendment rights and to maintain public safety during large scale events.” They said National Guard personnel are only…

Protesters gathered in cities across the country to protest the verdict in the grand jury case against Louisville police officers, who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in March.

Three days after Gov. Charlie Baker called 1,000 members of the Massachusetts National Guard into active duty, he has ended his activation order and acknowledged the move was made in response to potential protests. Baker’s order, which was announced Friday, did not give a detailed reason for the activation. His administration said at the time the order was given “in…

Without explanation yet, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has activated around 1,000 National Guard troops amid civil unrest in Kenosha, Wis.

The Massachusetts National Guard said Tuesday that it has placed a soldier on inactive status and is investigating claims that he posted to social media that he “can’t wait to shoot” rioters. On social media early Tuesday, an image began circulating that purported to be a screenshot of a Snapchat message posted by a member of the Massachusetts National...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday rolled out a $1 million emergency loan fund to assist small businesses impacted by the tornadoes and severe weather that slammed Cape Cod last week. The Cape Cod Small Business Emergency Loan Fund will provide emergency capital to local small businesses to assist with operations and repairs, Baker’s office said in a press release.