National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces …
17 hours ago · Published November 04, 2024 at 6:10pm ET. Hundreds of National Guardsmen from 18 states and Washington, D.C., have been activated or are on standby on the eve of the U.S. presidential election ...
Hundreds of National Guard troops are activated or on standby …
15 hours ago · The National Guard has hundreds of troops activated or on standby across the country to defend against cyber attacks and support operations during Tuesday’s presidential election. About 125 ...
National Guard troops on standby in Washington state, Oregon …
2 days ago · In 2020, former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown put the National Guard on standby for a 48-hour period around Election Day and activated a unified command of state troopers, sheriff’s deputies and ...
About 24 states say they'll send National Guard troops to DC for …
15 hours ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two dozen states have indicated they would be willing to send National Guard troops to Washington if requested in the weeks following the presidential election and in the runup to the inauguration, Guard officials said Monday.. The District of Columbia has not yet made any formal requests for Guard troops, but officials across the government have been preparing ...
Nat'l Guard troops on standby ahead of 'potential' election unrest
23 hours ago · The U.S. National Guard has been placed on “standby” in multiple states ahead of Election Day on Tuesday amid concerns of “potential additional civil unrest” stemming from the 2024 presidential election. CNN reported that the activation of National Guard troops in multiple states comes after at least three ballot drop box fires have ...
National Guard members on standby for Election Day in some …
1 day ago · A few states have said they will have the National Guard on standby as a precaution for potential civil unrest on Election Day after ballot drop boxes were set on fire last week.. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in a news release on Friday that he had activated the Washington National Guard to be on standby from Monday through Thursday. “This is a purely precautionary measure taken in ...
WA National Guard on standby to assist local law enforcement …
12 hours ago · The last time the Washington National Guard was involved in an election was during the January 6 insurrection. Governor Jay Inslee authorized the Washington National Guard to be on standby ...
Washington governor activates National Guard ahead of Election Day
3 days ago · OLYMPIA, Wash. — Ahead of Election Day, Gov. Jay Inslee is activating the Washington National Guard to be on standby as a precautionary measure. This comes in the wake of two ballot box arsons ...
States and cities beef up security to prepare for potential election ...
15 hours ago · In an NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released on Monday, 72% of likely voters said they were concerned about violence as a result of the election. Washington state's governor activated the National ...
Election Eve: National Guard ready, PNW guard up - MSN
The National Guard will be on stand-by in Washington Nov. 4 through Nov. 7. Joseph Siemandel, the state public affairs officer for the Washington National Guard told KOIN 6 News the move by the ...