SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today in a press release that the Georgia National Guard is providing support to the ongoing Joint Task Force-District of Columbia (JTF-DC) operations in Washington, D.C.

In total, a contingent of 316 Guardsmen (16 support staff and approximately 300 Soldiers) will mobilize in and around the nation’s capital to aid in restoring public safety following the president’s executive order declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia, dated August 11, 2025, the release states.

The Georgia Guard has a long history of partnering with federal, state, and local agencies to respond to such emergency situations, both in the state and in other parts of the country, as well as in allied countries around the world without any compromise

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