National Guard troops who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., are cleaning up trash, aiding local law enforcement, and getting trolled online and in person.

Troops have inadvertently stepped out on patrol to the foreboding cadence of the Imperial March from “Star Wars.” When not scrubbing city fixtures and raking leaves, they’ve posed for photos and have been asked to hold cameras as passersby lean on military vehicles and throw peace signs up.

It began in August, when President Donald Trump mobilized hundreds of Washington, D.C., National Guard troops to the nation’s capital via an executive order on public safety. In the weeks that followed, governors from seven other states announced they would send their own — bringing the total number of troops to more than 2,000.

Since their arriv

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