NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — President Donald Trump announced the National Guard will be deployed to Memphis in a rare move in Tennessee history to combat crime.

The Tennessee National Guard was established in 1887 by the General Assembly. While soldiers have been deployed to maintain order and support local law enforcement in the past, their responses have never looked quite like the upcoming mission in Memphis.

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The Tennessee National Guard has a long history of deployments, typically responding to areas after natural disasters or during times of crisis and emergencies, including assisting hospital staff during COVID-19 and helping with rescue and recovery efforts following the 2021 floods in Humphreys County.

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