WASHINGTON, DC - Four former D.C. National Guard officials turned whistleblowers excoriated military leadership for their response to the January 6 riot at a hearing held by the House ...

U.S. officials say the Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches ...

The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and ...

The House adopted an amendment to the annual defense spending bill on Wednesday that would give the mayor of Washington, D.C. authority over the capital city’s national guard. The measure — sp… ...

The U.S. Army National Guard members including recruitment chief Lt. Col. Amber Ellison, center, stand outside the Army National Guard office during training, Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Washington.

Recruitment chief Lt. Col. Amber Ellison says the sales pitch to potential recruits is that the guard offers many of the same benefits of full-time active military.

For more than a decade, the Washington, D.C., National Guard contingent has been a semi-hidden presence — sheltered inside the D.C. Armory.

WASHINGTON - As many as 700 members of the National Guard will be available to help local law enforcement during First Amendment demonstrations expected in the nation’s capital. Defense ...

The Pentagon on Thursday said the defense secretary would be the individual solely responsible for approving requests that would involve District of Columbia National Guard troops in civilian law ...

Supporters of a bill to give the D.C. mayor control over the District’s National Guard force say they will continue to push for its inclusion in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA ...

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) had been trying in Congress for 28 years to transfer control of the D.C. National Guard from the U.S. president to the D.C. mayor — one of the city’s most ...