National Guard deployment in DC extended until next presidential inauguration
- The Pentagon is planning to keep a National Guard presence in Washington, D.
- C., through Inauguration Day 2029, a guard official confirmed to The Hill Tuesday.
- The plan — first reported in March and awaiting final approval from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — would mean the guard’s federal mission in the nation’s capital would continue through Jan.
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- The Pentagon is planning to keep a National Guard presence in Washington, D.
- C., through Inauguration Day 2029, a guard official confirmed to The Hill Tuesday.
- The plan — first reported in March and awaiting final approval from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — would mean the guard’s federal mission in the nation’s capital would continue through Jan.
Sources: The Hill