Category: National Guard

Texas National Guard Soldier Missing After Trying to Rescue Migrant From Water

A soldier from the Texas National Guard has gone missing after trying to rescue a female migrant from the Rio Grande, a major river that forms a part of the U.S.–Mexico border. The soldier has yet to be found, according to the Texas Military Department in a statement. “A Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to…


Three Brothers Prepare to Exit Military as Religious Exemptions for COVID Shots Denied

The three Misiura brothers have a family history of military service. Their grandfather was a Navy machinist in the Korean War, their father was in the Air Force, and each of the brothers enlisted with pride to carry on the family legacy and support American liberty. But now they feel their liberty is being curtailed…


Pentagon Approves Deployment of National Guard Troops for DC Trucker Convoy Protest

Hundreds of National Guard troops have been deployed in Washington, D.C. to help deal with trucker convoy protests that are set to start this week, officials have said. The Department of Defense (DOD) said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deployments of the guards, which had been requested by the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and U.S. Capitol…


Pentagon Considers Deploying National Guard in Washington to Help With Trucker Convoy Response

National Guard troops may be deployed in the Washington D.C. area to help deal with trucker convoys expected to arrive as soon as Feb. 23, a Pentagon official said Tuesday. “The Department is analyzing a request for assistance from the US Capitol Police and the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency,” John Kirby, the…


Capitol Report (Feb. 17): Texas Sues CDC Over Airport Mask Mandates

A kindergarten in Ukraine was hit with artillery shells Thursday—could the Russian invasion we’ve been hearing so much about be right around the corner? President Joe Biden has a warning. Biden was in Ohio Thursday, promoting his Build Back Better bill that has been shut down in Congress. What does Wall Street think of adding…


Alaska Joins Texas Suit Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has joined Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a lawsuit in federal court against President Joe Biden and top Pentagon officials to stop a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for National Guard members. The lawsuit is an amended version of the suit Texas filed at the start of January over the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine…


Ohio Expands National Guard Help Into Southwest Hospitals, Medical Facilities

As the number of new COVID-19 cases remains high in Ohio—albeit with those who test positive on the decline—Gov. Mike DeWine has shifted members of the state National Guard to assist at hospitals and medical facilities throughout the Southwest. DeWine announced his decision on Jan. 24 as snow and cold temperatures continued in Ohio, which…


Texas Governor to Sue Biden Administration Over Vaccine Mandate for National Guard

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Tuesday his administration will sue to block the Pentagon’s vaccine mandate for the Texas National Guard. “As the commander-in-chief of Texas’s militia, I have issued a straightforward order to every member of the Texas National Guard within my chain of command: Do not punish any guardsman for choosing not…


Oklahoma National Guard Bars Unvaccinated Airmen From Drills

In the wake of a federal judge rejecting Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s attempt to block the Pentagon’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements for National Guard members, the head of the Oklahoma National Guard announced Thursday that unvaccinated airmen will no longer be allowed to drill. While U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino has backed the governor’s position…


Facts Matter (Dec. 30): 7 States Rebel Against Pentagon: Won’t Comply with National Guard Vaccine Mandates

The state of New Jersey recently reached a $53 million settlement with the families of senior citizens who died in state-run veteran care facilities. That settlement was centered around the question of how the government handled the COVID-19 outbreak among the seniors. As vaccine mandates are being handed down across the entire military, seven states…