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Posse comitatus, which is both a general principle and a criminal statute, dictates there should be clear separation between ...

a move that would effectively take control of the Guard troops from governors. The National Guard was last federalized in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots following the police beating of Rodney King.

Last Friday, federal immigration police seized Ras Baraka, the mayor of this city, off a public street outside Delaney Hall, ...

A former Minnesota National Guard solider is opening up about her deployment to assist with security amid rioting and looting following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico National Guard troops are set to deploy to ... use of restraint and control, and how to handle hostile individuals. They have been preparing alongside New Mexico ...

AUGUSTA, Maine – Karen Raines, spouse of Senior Enlisted Advisor John Raines, SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, engaged with Maine Army and Air National Guard units here during a ...

Under the Posse Comitatus Act, troops under federal orders cannot be used for domestic law enforcement, but units under state control can. The addition of 20,000 National Guard troops would ...

The Iowa National Guard opened a new $24 million readiness center in West Des Moines. The center includes space for simulated training and vehicle maintenance, with room for future expansion.

“Our specific role was to prepare the National Guard personnel in defensive tactics skills for self-protection and the safe control, restraint of individuals. While we hope that these tactics ...

(CNN) — The Department of Homeland Security has requested 20,000 National Guard members ... because the Guard units will be under state command and control instead of federal, the units are ...