National Guard troops have begun 24-hour operations in DC
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Around two dozen soldiers stood guard outside Washington, Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14. They had little to do.
National Guard troops scaled up their presence in D.C. Thursday, with several stationed around the National Mall, at Union Station, on the subway, and other places.
National Guard troops set up outside D.C.'s Union Station as their presence ramps up in the nation's capital as part of the Trump admin's efforts to tamp down on crime. (Alec Schemmel/Fox News Digital
National Guard troops deployed to D.C. will assist law enforcement in a variety of roles, but aren't making arrests, officials said.
President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the nation's capital as part of a crime crackdown in the city.
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Outside the busiest train station in Washington, newly deployed National Guard troops wearing camouflage lean on a huge military Humvee.
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