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Will the National Guard carry weapons, make arrests in Memphis? What we know

Gov. Bill Lee, during a Sept. 26 press conference, said federal personnel with the "Memphis Safe Task Force" would be in Memphis "next week." Lee went on to say the task force would operate in phases, ...
Task & Purpose

National Guard units are getting the new M250 machine gun

National Guard units are beginning to receive the Army’s new automatic rifle replacement, the M250. Though a number of active duty units are already using the M250, the Minnesota guard’s 34th Infantry ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Governor says it is not appropriate to ask specifics of National Guard readiness with weapons

West Virginia’s governor says it is inappropriate to ask questions about whether members of the National Guard patrolling Washington, D.C., are prepared to quickly and efficiently respond with ...
Stars and Stripes

Former National Guard soldier charged with attempting to get weapons to al-Qaida

A former National Guard soldier has been charged for attempting to provide 3D-printed weapons to al-Qaida, according to U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command. Former Army Spc. Andrew Scott Hastings, ...
usace.army.mil

Maryland National Guard armorers help Fort Meade restore weapons compliance

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — When the Logistics Readiness Center – Fort Meade, found itself with a backlog of more than 1,000 weapons in need of maintenance in December of 2025, it called on the ...