Hundreds of National Guardsmen from West Virginia are being sent to Washington, D.C. to aid the military mission in the nation’s capital.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the activation on Saturday, posting on X that the state is deploying “300-400 skilled personnel to the nation’s capital” at the request of the Trump administration. In a press release that followed, the governor’s office added that the state’s involvement will include “providing mission-essential equipment” and “specialized training.” The deployment is being funded “at the federal level,” the announcement said.

That brings the total number of troops activated for the D.C. mission to at least 1,100. The West Virginia National Guardsmen are the first group of troops sent to join the District of Columbia Natio

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