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DC News Now on MSNNational Guard truck involved in DC crash; 1 taken to hospital: DCFD
Fire officials said one person was taken to the hospital following a crash involving a National Guard truck in Southeast D.C. on Wednesday morning.
Involved: Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers—USS Gravely, USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampson. Around 4,000 troops as well as “several P-8 spy planes, and at least one attack submarine” have also been tasked to assist.
Fear in the streets. Buildings burning. Law enforcement struggling to tamp down violence and bring chaos under control.
A top Senate Democrat is still awaiting clarity on when Guard troops patrolling the nation's capital will be compensated for that military duty.
National Guard members and federal law enforcement officers are patrolling the city as part of President Trump's effort to assert federal control over policing in the District.
In New Mexico’s most populous city, National Guard troops are listening to the police dispatch calls, monitoring traffic cameras and helping to secure crime scene perimeters, tasks not usually part of the job.