The driver in the civilian vehicle was extricated and transported to hospital with minor injuries. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

To qualify for the Mexican Border Defense Medal, troops must have been “permanently assigned, attached, or detailed” to a unit that deployed for 30 days.

Air Force chief of staff Gen. David Allvin will retire in the coming months after serving as the service’s top officer for the last two years.

Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana are the latest states to deploy National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat crime in the city.

All 800 National Guard troops ordered to deploy to Washington D.C. have reported to the city, with early appearances outside Union Station and around the National Mall.

About half of the 800 National Guard troops ordered to help crack down on crime in the nation’s capital have arrived as logistics for the mission are still being figured out.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Gen. James Mingus, the Army vice chief of staff, visited the D.C. Armory to greet troops and leaders as they prepare for the mission to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital.

The president also said the federal government would take control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, and “we will bring in the military if needed.”

The preliminary autopsy report indicates Kayshawn Wilkerson, an 18-year-old assigned to the Recruit Training Command, died from a gunshot wound to the head, consistent with it being self-inflicted. 

The death of a Marine Corps corporal in Cuba from non-combat injuries is under investigation by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, officials said Thursday.