Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called them an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated states’ rights.

A senior military leader told lawmakers that he had not been given orders to target “the enemy within,” a reference to language President Donald Trump used earlier this year. Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of U.

With a buildup of U.S. military operations in Venezuela, federal and state lawmakers are concerned over President Donald Trump's deployment of the Guard.

Less than six months after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to Washington, DC, the mission is becoming more perilous and complex — and perhaps more permanent.

“Train as you fight, fight as you train” is an old Army truism. It is similarly true for the deployment process: “Plan your deployment, deploy your plan.” Deployment planning itself is a form of command and staff training that must be ...

More Americans are missing their full-time jobs due to military or civic duties this year than they have in nearly two decades – coinciding with President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and other military branches. So far this year ...

The United States armed forces exist to defend the nation and its allies from external threats. The National Guard, under governors’ authority, is also called upon to respond to natural disasters and local emergencies. Presidents have rarely sent active ...

President Donald Trump's military deployment in Los Angeles now has a price tag: around $120 million, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. What are the numbers? Newsom’s office released the numbers Thursday morning, citing $71 million for food, $37 million ...

The Deployment Process Modernization Office (DPMO) is an integrated team committed to leading with excellence in deployment readiness and execution in the strategic environment. The team is active across the doctrine, organization, training, materiel ...

After three months away from his family, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Kenneth Howell surprised his three children Thursday afternoon. Howell, a member of the 178th Military Police Company in Monroe, Ga.