National Guard

Gov. Charlie Baker is considering sending the National Guard to pick up coronavirus vaccine doses, allocated for Massachusetts, that have been delayed until Monday. Officials are working with providers to figure out how the delay might impact appointments that have already been scheduled, but people are encouraged to keep those appointments unless told otherwise by their provider. “We can’t...

Officials are working with providers to figure out how the delay might impact appointments that have already been scheduled, but people are encouraged to keep those appointments unless told otherwise by their provider.

With winter weather handcuffing other parts of the country and a snowstorm on its way to Massachusetts, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning he’s considering sending the National Guard to Kentucky and Tennessee to pick up vaccine doses and bring them back to Massachusetts. Baker said he learned Wednesday night that there may be a “significant delay” in the...

Severe winter weather is delaying delivery of COVID-19 vaccine across the country. The U.S. is now vaccinating 1.7 million people every day, but the Centers for Disease Control warns cases are dropping because we’re coming off the holiday surge, not because more people are getting shots. They’re also concerned that new strains of coronavirus could push those numbers back...

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

The Vermont National Guard has unveiled a policy change allowing for the recruitment of women in combat roles. Jobs in combat positions that historically have been held only by men will now be open to women, the force recently announced. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Sgt. Maj. Andrea Metcalf of the Vermont National Guard, referring to the...

Just days after 500 Massachusetts National Guard members returned home after helping to provide security for last week’s inauguration, the state announced it is sending 700 Guardsmen to Washington, D.C., to support the U.S. Secret Service. Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order Monday approving up to 700 Massachusetts Air and Army National Guard personnel for the mission, which was…

The 182nd Infantry Regiment of the National Guard returned to Melrose, Massachusetts, on Saturday after their deployment to Washington, D.C. A cheering group of family and supporters welcomed the guardsmen, who arrived back in Melrose late in the afternoon. “When we started seeing photos of him with the rifle, it was tough. It was tough,” one parent welcoming his...

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.

Troops are expected to arrive in Melrose, Mass., around 4:30 p.m. Melrosians are encouraged to welcome home the troops while remaining socially distanced, according to the mayor

First lady Jill Biden on Friday handed out cookies made in the White House to National Guard troops as a token of appreciation for their work defending the nation’s capital.

Gov. Chris Sununu on Friday morning ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guard members from Washington, D.C., citing an “alarming” report that Guardsmen from across the country were forced to sleep in unheated parking garages. “I’ve ordered the immediate return of all New Hampshire National Guardsmen and women from Washington DC,” Sununu said in a statement....

Images of soldiers sent to guard the U.S. Capitol sleeping on concrete sparked outrage and prompted New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu to pull the state’s National Guard troops a day early.

As many as 15,000 National Guard members are preparing to leave Washington, D

Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.

Troops in riot gear lined the streets of the nation’s capitol, but there were no crowds. Armored vehicles and concrete barriers blocked the empty streets around the U.S. Capitol. From behind miles of fencing, Joe Biden was safely sworn in as president in a Washington on edge, two weeks after pro-Trump rioters besieged the U.S. Capitol. Law enforcement officials...

Security Expert Todd McGhee talks about the deployment of more than 25,000 National Guard members, street shutdowns and other unprecedented security measures in the nation’s Capitol for Inauguration Day.

Pentagon officials say 12 Army National Guard members have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after vetting by the FBI, including two who posted and texted extremist views about Wednesday’s event. There was no specific threat to Biden. Two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that all 12 were found to have ties to right-wing militia groups...

As the country awaits the transition of power – officials are preparing for all possibilities both locally and in the nation’s Capitol.