Hegseth expands National Guard patrols in DC with military vehicles and boats

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth is expanding the National Guard’s vehicle presence in Washington, D.C., with a deployment of military boats and wheeled vehicles into the district to support the patrols.

The guidance “authorizes the use of up to 60 marked patrol cars, military tactical vehicles, up to 20 light towers and generators, and D.C. National Guard maritime boat assets in support of federal and local law enforcement operations,” a Pentagon official told the Washington Examiner.

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