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Oklahoma National Guard to Deploy Members to Washington, D.C. for Mission
Task Force Thunder's 160 volunteers will support a 90-day mission aiding law enforcement to reduce violent crime in Washington, D.C., under Joint Task Force D.C.
- At a send-off ceremony in Mustang, Oklahoma, Task Force Thunder, consisting of one hundred and sixty servicemembers of the Oklahoma National Guard, prepared to depart soon for Washington, D.C. to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission.
- Gov. Kevin Stitt authorized Oklahoma Guardsmen to volunteer after President Donald Trump requested state support for the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force, following two service members shot near the White House.
- The mission is set for about 90 days under Joint Task Force D.C., officials emphasized participation is voluntary and said Guardsmen stepped forward to serve.
- State officials said the federal government will fund the deployment, which aims to bolster law enforcement in Washington, D.C., while governors of at least nine other red states agreed to send National Guard members.
- Over 2,000 National Guard troops are already in Washington, D.C., and a federal judge last month ruled the deployment illegal; the administration has appealed and Pentagon pledged 500 more troops.
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