US military troops come in active-duty, Guard, and reserve forces. Here's what each one does.
US military forces do a lot at home and abroad, but the different types of troops and the rules for each can be confusing.
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Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future
Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be ...
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Blue states fear invasion by red-state National Guard troops for deportations
Bush, Barack Obama and Trump, in his first term, all deployed National Guard troops to the southwestern border to ... D.C., ...
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A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks are rumbling along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, ...
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Gov. Abbott says Texas National Guard can now make immigration arrests
The new policy is a result of a memorandum of understanding between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the head of U.S. Customs and ...
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President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government said the National Guard members had redeployed to 18 cities and towns along the U.S.
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1,500 Mexican National Guard arrive in Sonora to reinforce border with Arizona
About 1,500 members of Mexico’s National Guard have been deployed to Sonora's border with Arizona as part of Operativo Frontera Norte, which Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced would ...
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Mexican soldiers deploy along US-Mexico border near Juárez after Trump's tariff threat
Other elements of the Mexican military and National Guard will be arriving in the coming days. The deployment of Mexican troops to the U.S.-Mexico border is part of an agreement between Mexican ...
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A legislative panel okays money to keep Florida National Guard members deployed at prisons
2025 The News Service of Florida A legislative budget panel Wednesday approved transferring $8.2 million to pay for the continued deployment of Florida National Guard members at state prisons until ...
Mexico Deploys First of 10,000 National Guard Troops to U.S. Border After Trump’s Tariff Threat
A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas.
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Gov. Abbott says Texas National Guard can now make immigration arrests
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas National Guard soldiers at the ... The governor has recently deployed more Guard troops to the border and expanded the portfolios of the Texas Department of Public Safety ...