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National Guard response to civil unrest
June 4, 2020 — As of Thursday morning, a historic 75,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen were activated for domestic operations across the United States. This surpassed the approximate 51,000 Guard members who were activated during the 2005 Hurricane Katrina response. Presently, there are more than 110,000 Guard men and women engaged in homeland and overseas missions... MORE

National Guard response to civil unrest
June 3, 2020 — As of Wednesday morning, a historic 74,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen were activated for domestic operations across the United States. This surpassed the approximate 51,000 Guard members who were activated during the 2005 Hurricane Katrina response. Presently, there are more than 101,000 Guard men and women engaged in homeland and overseas missions... MORE

National Guard response to civil unrest
June 2, 2020 — As of Tuesday morning, governors in 28 states and the District of Columbia have activated more than 20,400 National Guard members to assist state and local law enforcement in support of civil unrest operations. The situation remains fluid and the numbers may change rapidly as governors assess their needs... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19 and civil unrest
June 1, 2020 — As of Monday morning, a historic 66,700 National Guard soldiers and airmen were activated for domestic operations across the United States in support of their governors. This surpassed numbers of Guardsmen activated during the 2005 Hurricane Katrina response, when more than 51,000 were activated... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
May 29, 2020 — This morning, approximately 46,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals were supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
May 27, 2020 — This morning, approximately 46,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals were supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
May 20, 2020 — This morning, nearly 46,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals were supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
May 18, 2020 — This morning, more than 46,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals were supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
May 15, 2020 — This morning, 31,600 Air and Army National Guard professionals were supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
May 14, 2020 — This morning, more than 47,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals were supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors... MORE