National Guard in D.C. Engaged in Trash Cleanup and Beautification Efforts
TL;DR
National Guard troops in D.C., deployed since August under a crime emergency declaration, are performing landscaping and sanitation duties around the city, raising concerns about the appropriateness of military roles and the impact on readiness, amid broader debates over the use of military forces for domestic tasks.
- National Guard troops deployed in D.C. add sanitation, landscaping duties The Washington Post
- National Guard members activated for DC federal takeover seen picking-up trash FOX 5 DC
- National Guard troops to pick up trash in DC, work on ‘beautification' projects NBC4 Washington
- National Guard called in to deal with ‘crime emergency’ in DC are now picking up trash outside the White House The Independent
- DC launches ‘We the People’ campaign while National Guard patrols streets, picks up trash Fox News
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