Latest U.S. National Guard News

National Guard helicopters help battle West Virginia wildfires in steep terrain

Mar. 22, 2024 21:57 PM EDT

CHARLESTON (AP) — The West Virginia National Guard joined in battling wildfires Friday that have scorched more than 6.25 square miles (16 square kilometers) in the state and destroyed several homes. Two Blackhawk helicopters dropped water from buckets on the fires in steep, wooded...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Mar. 21, 2024 07:11 AM EDT

Charleston Gazette-Mail. March 15, 2024. Editorial: Justice’s deadbeat practices hurt real people Sometimes, it’s easy to get lost in the spectacle of whatever it is that’s happening to the business empire of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who also is a...

How Texas' plan to arrest and deport migrants for illegal entry would work

Mar. 20, 2024 18:11 PM EDT

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is on hold for now while a federal appeals court considers it. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit...

Gov. Sanders deploys Arkansas National Guard to support southern border control efforts

Mar. 19, 2024 17:01 PM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas National Guard will send about 40 guardsmen to Texas to support border control efforts along the nation's southern border, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office said Tuesday. The guard's operation is at the governor's direction and will begin...

DeSantis orders Florida resources to stop Haitian migrants despite no sign of increased activity

Mar. 13, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, anticipating what his office called the “possibility for invasion," ordered more than 250 law enforcement officers and soldiers to the Florida Keys on Wednesday to stop Haitian migrants fleeing violence — or nearly two people deployed for...

2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified

Mar. 10, 2024 16:25 PM EDT

LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent onboard who were...

US Army soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information

Mar. 08, 2024 00:57 AM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has been arrested on accusations of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, Justice Department officials said Thursday. Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who is also an intelligence analyst, was accused in a six-count...

Pennsylvania sets up election security task force ahead of 2024 presidential contest

Feb. 29, 2024 07:12 AM EST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies, civil defense officials and election administrators have begun meeting in Pennsylvania to coordinate how they will identify and fight election threats with the presidential contest just eight months away in the battleground state, Gov. Josh...

Trial begins for North Dakota's effort to recoup costs of policing Dakota Access pipeline protests

Feb. 15, 2024 13:20 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota's lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight. The state filed the lawsuit in...

Louisiana's GOP governor plans to deploy 150 National Guard members to US-Mexico border

Feb. 08, 2024 15:07 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Following the extraordinary collapse of a border security dea l in Congress, Gov. Jeff Landry said Thursday that he will deploy Louisiana National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Landry announced the plan at a news conference at Louisiana's...