National Guard gets boats and Humvees as D.C. leaders seek to oust troops

The Washington Post · Ben Conarck · 2026-11-05 23:12 UTC

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the fleet upgrades, according to a Pentagon memo. Local officials say they’ll ask incoming governors to end deployments.

D.C. lawmakers who hoped that Tuesday’s election results would help them clear hundreds of National Guard troops from the city learned Thursday that the Pentagon plans to send more military equipment for soldiers patrolling the nation’s capital.

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