National Guard to use boats, Humvees in expanded DC presence
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“National Guard to Expand Patrols in Washington With Military Vehicles and Boats”
The Pentagon said that the decision by Pete Hegseth to widen the patrols was made on Oct. 29, just before a landslide defeat for Republicans in the midterm elections.
Read at The New York Times – U.S.“National Guard to use boats, Humvees in expanded DC presence”
The National Guard will begin using boats, up to 60 marked police cars, and military tactical vehicles in Washington, D.C., after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the move late last month, a Pentagon official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday. Hegseth authorized the changes in an Oct. 29 memo first reported by Politico, though it...
Read at The Hill“Hegseth allows National Guard to boost DC patrols with military vehicles, boats and patrol cars”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed off on the National Guard ramping up its presence in the nation's capital in military vehicles and boats as troops deepen their integration with local law enforcement.
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