National Guard

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

When Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker called up 1,000 members of the state’s National Guard in August, state Rep. Mindy Domb, like many others in the state, wanted more information. The administration at first offered little explanation as to why Baker activated members of the National Guard, and the order did not offer a detailed reasoning. At a press conference a few...

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.

Massachusetts is once again sending some of its National Guard members to Washington, D.C., to help provide public safety support. A spokesman for the state’s Executive Office of Public Safety and Security said 400 guard members will depart for the nation’s capitol this weekend. The deployment falls under Gov. Charlie Baker’s original Jan. 25 activation order, which made up...

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 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 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...

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.