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Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Trump defense pick Hegseth flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’ over tattoo

By Tara Copp, Michelle R. Smith and Jason Dearen - Associated Press

Washington National Guard members walk in formation away from the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Members of the Guard and Washington State Patrol troopers have been in place all week on the campus providing security against possible protests connected with the inauguration of President Joe Biden and the departure of former President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Two dozen states say they’ll send National Guard troops to D.C. for vote certification, inauguration

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint legislative session in House chambers at the Washington state Capitol, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. Inslee on Thursday, May 23, rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state's largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Washington state readies National Guard for election riots

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Mexican National Guards march in the Independence Day military parade through the capital's main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Mexico’s Congress puts the National Guard under military command despite criticism

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Members of the National Guard arrive to secure the area outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP questions watchdog’s report on National Guard response to Jan. 6

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump promises to create Space National Guard if he returns to White House

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Tim Walz and the National Guard. illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Walz spoke of “guilt” for returning home as Guardsman

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Convention in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tim Walz called out for routinely making false claims about his military rank

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis during protests over the death of George Floyd. Speaking at the Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump said, &quot;The Republican Party condemns the rioting, looting, arson and violence we have seen in Democrat-run cities all, like Kenosha, Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago and New York, and many others.&quot; (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Walz let Minneapolis burn

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Members of the National Guard arrive to secure the area outside the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Whistleblowers accuse senior Army officials of lying about National Guard response on Jan. 6

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Members of the National Guard patrol outside the Capitol Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Whistleblower testimony to shed light on National Guard’s delayed response to Jan. 6 riot at Capitol

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Information regarding the total solar eclipse is shown on a digital bill board as drivers make their way down a busy road in Addison, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April’s total solar eclipse

By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press

Members of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard, patrol the subway system in Penn Station as police officers check commuters' bags in New York on Thursday, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Transit ‘theater’ fails to scare criminals; police presence gives riders only a sense of security

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A video of President Donald Trump recording a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House on Jan. 6 is played as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. Trump's lawyers have suggested their strategy in his election interference case in Washington involves distancing their client from the horde of U.S. Capitol rioters, whom the former president has embraced on the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Jan. 6 committee kept a lid on testimony Trump pushed for extra troops at Capitol

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this frame grab taken from video provided by KRGV, authorities stage near where a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas crashed, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent, March 8, 2024. Authorities released the names of the two National Guard soldiers from New York and a Border Patrol agent who were killed. Authorities said Sunday, March 10, 2024 that the two soldiers with the New York Army National Guard who were killed in the crash were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, who was 28, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Grassia, who was 30. Border Patrol Agent Chris Luna, who was 49, was also killed.. (KRGV via AP, file)

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

Associated Press

This image made from video provided by WCVB shows Jack Teixeira, who served in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, being detained on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in Dighton, Mass. (WCVB via AP)

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira expected to plead guilty in federal case

Associated Press

An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. (Associated Press)

2 National Guard members die in Mississippi helicopter crash

Associated Press

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs delivers her State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, Jan. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona governor vows to rein in skyrocketing school voucher program, update groundwater laws

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A group of migrants walk to a van as hundreds of migrants gather along the border Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Lukeville, Ariz. The U.S. Border Patrol says it is overwhelmed by a shift in human smuggling routes, with hundreds of migrants from faraway countries like Senegal, Bangladesh and China being dropped in the remote desert area in Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Arizona governor orders National Guard to border to help with migrant influx

By Anita Snow - Associated Press

The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view made through an airplane window in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020. U.S. officials say the number of suicides in the U.S. military and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press