# National Guard

> Follow National Guard, a tracked person, in Lootura: recent changes, timeline, related context, and source-backed evidence.

- Type: person
- Updated: 2026-08-11T12:57:57.710Z
- Canonical: https://atlas.lootura.com/us/person/national-guard

## Recent changes

### 1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia

Today marks one year since the National Guard was deployed to the nation's capital. Here's what has happened since. And, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 100 people dead in Colombia. (Image credit: Joaquin Sarmiento).

Date: 2026-08-11

### A year in, thousands of armed troops have quietly become a fixture of D.C. life

President Trump's deployment of the National Guard hits the one year mark next week. The presence of armed, uniformed troops on the street has become increasingly normalized in the capital.

Date: 2026-08-11

### One Year Later, Trump’s ‘Takeover’ Has Changed D.C. Is It Better Off?

The deployment of National Guard troops and federal agents into the streets has been expensive. How effective it has been is debatable.

Date: 2026-08-10

### Discovered by Atlas

National Guard first entered the public knowledge record with source-backed evidence.

Date: 2026-08-10

### Washington grapples with a $1.4 billion National Guard deployment extension until 2029

Residents and a new cadre of local officials see in it an unacceptable attempt by the federal government to restrict the heavily Democratic city's autonomy.

Date: 2026-08-10

## Sources

- [1 year in, National Guard became a part of D.C. life. And, deadly quake hits Colombia](https://www.npr.org/2026/08/11/g-s1-138174/up-first-newsletter-national-guard-primaries-wisconsin-colombia-earthquake-childhood-vaccines?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-11T11:11:14.000Z
- [One Year Later, Trump’s ‘Takeover’ Has Changed D.C. Is It Better Off?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/us/national-guard-washington-dc.html?utm_source=lootura.com) — 2026-08-10T20:01:53.000Z