US EditionNational Guard Could Remain in DC Through 2026
National Guard prepares for extended presence beyond November 30 to support public safety during America 250 celebrations amid legal disputes over District sovereignty.
- Last week, Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II told Guard leaders to `winterize` and prepare for a `long-term persistent presence` in Washington, D.C., with the mission possibly extending past Nov. 30 to include America 250.
- The D.C. lawsuit argues Brian Schwalb, District of Columbia Attorney General, filed on Sept. 4 that the August crime emergency was unwarranted and violates the Posse Comitatus Act due to the Guard's long-term presence.
- According to Joint Task Force numbers, roughly 2,500 National Guard troops remain in the District, nearly 1,500 out-of-state, operating as a federal military police force reporting to the Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Defense.
- Schwalb's filing seeks a preliminary injunction with a hearing Friday as Mayor Muriel Bowser asked, `The question is really not for us, it's for why the military would be deployed in an American city to police Americans.`
- Schwalb's filing warns the Guard may remain through summer of 2026, and critics cite costs over $500 million and militia clauses of the Constitution as constitutional risks.
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General Instructs National Guard to Prepare for ‘Long Term Persistent Presence’ in D.C.
The general in charge of National Guard troops currently deployed to Washington, D.C., instructed those under his command to “winterize” and prepare for a “long term persistent presence” in the District, according to a previously unreported email released as part of a court filing last week.Brig. Gen. Leland D. Blanchard II said that while the current mission is set to expire on Nov. 30, an extension could be issued that may include next summer’…
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