US EditionArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Orders National Guard to Washington D.C.
About 100 Arkansas National Guard soldiers will support civil security in Washington, D.C., as part of a months-long rotational mission to aid local law enforcement.
- On Monday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced she will send around 100 Arkansas National Guardsmen from the Arkansas Army National Guard's 142nd Field Artillery Brigade to Washington, D.C.
- Officials described the deployment as a months-long rotation, part of routine rotational relief to support the D.C. National Guard's civil security operations, the release said.
- They will assemble at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center in Barling, Arkansas, in the coming weeks for processing, medical screening, and pre-mobilization training, and commanders said the Arkansas Guardsmen are well-prepared.
- During the mission, soldiers will conduct security presence patrols and provide law enforcement support in designated areas, moving to the Washington metropolitan area after Thanksgiving to relieve soldiers currently stationed in Washington who will rotate out.
- ACLU of Arkansas called the deployment 'deeply troubling,' but Sanders praised the Guardsmen, saying `Arkansas' Guardsmen are there when we need them...
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Arkansas to Send 100 National Guard Troops to D.C.
Army National Guard troops from Arkansas will head to Washington, D.C., after the Thanksgiving holiday, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday. "Arkansas' Guardsmen are there when we need them — whether it's to deploy overseas, help secure the Southern Border, respond to a natural disaster, or keep our nation's capital safe," Sanders said in a statement. "I have no doubt that in this mission, they will show the same skill and disciplin…
Sanders announces deployment of roughly 100 Arkansas National Guardsmen to Washington D.C. | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A deployment of roughly 100 Arkansas National Guardsmen to Washington D.C. was announced Monday by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said the unit is being sent to support the district's own National Guard in "civil security operations."
Arkansas National Guard deploying to Washington D.C.
Deploying Arkansas National Guard members stand at parade rest during a departure ceremony on Oct. 5, 2025. (Photo by John Oldham/Arkansas National Guard)Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders approved the deployment of about 100 Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital to support the D.C. National Guard’s ongoing civil security operations. The monthslong deployment, which is a federally funded mission, is part of a “routine rotationa…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders orders National Guard to Washington D.C.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on Monday that Arkansas National Guard troops will be sent to Washington, D.C. Governor’s office officials said 100 soldiers are being sent from the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade. Their mission will be to support the D.C. National Guard’s ongoing civil security operations, they said. Arkansas National Guard troops rotated to southern border Soldiers will assemble at Fort Chaff…
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K8 NewsArkansas Guard troops heading to nation’s capital for law enforcement support
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Monday she will deploy approximately 100 Arkansas Army National Guard soldiers to Washington, D.C., to support ongoing civil security operations.
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