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Six U.S. service members—members of the Ohio Air National Guard and a Florida-based MacDill crew—have been identified as those killed in a KC-135 refueling aircraft crash in western Iraq on March 12; the incident is under investigation by the Defense Department.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine authorized the deployment of 150 Ohio National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to President Trump's request to help curb crime in the capital, emphasizing that responses are based on leadership requests regardless of political affiliation.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine defended sending 150 Ohio National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., in response to a request from the Trump administration, emphasizing his policy of responding to such requests regardless of political affiliation and ensuring the troops' limited, non-law enforcement roles. He declined to express personal opinions on Trump's efforts to militarize D.C. police, highlighting the deployment's alignment with past Guard responses to protests and emergencies.
Ohio National Guard troops, specifically 150 military police, will be deployed to Washington, D.C. to support city policing efforts amid a declared national emergency on crime, despite local officials stating crime is at a 30-year low.