President Donald Trump says crime is down since National Guard troops — who also are working on beautification projects — have deployed to Washington, D.C.
CID weighed the idea with base leaders of a public announcement during the search for the suspect. Instead, they chose to alert soldiers living in the area through sergeants overseeing the affected barracks.
Each state should find an appropriate number of troops to be reasonably available for rapid mobilization and have the resources and training needed to serve nationwide, the order says.
The medal is bronze with a yellow and green ribbon symbolizing civic virtue by serving the government in the pursuit of freedom, the Department of Defense said.
The Defense Department in July called upon 20 states to provide up to 1,700 Guard troops collectively to work within states on case management, logistic support and clerical work to help ICE, which is detaining a record number of people.
Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized nearly 2,000 National Guard troops to carry weapons as operations expand throughout the city as part of President Donald Trump’s initiative to crack down on crime, a defense official said.
