Last Update: August 27, 2025

 Joint Task Force (JTF)- DC   

JTF-DC Mission

The National Guard was activated Aug. 11 to support local and federal law enforcement efforts aimed at restoring order in the District of Columbia. The activation aligns with the President’s executive order declaring a crime emergency.

Personnel Strength

The following represents the number of Guardsmen supporting JTF-DC in the District:​

• JTF-DC: 2258
• DC Guard: 939
• Supporting States Guard: 1319

Geographic Representation

• District of Columbia (Air and Army)
• West Virginia  (Air and Army)
• Ohio  (Air and Army)
• Mississippi  (Air and Army)
• Louisiana  (Air and Army)
• Tennessee  (Air and Army)

Press Releases

• National Guard authorized to carry weapons in support of law enforcement 

• D.C. National Guard Activated to Support Law Enforcement in District of Columbia

Good News Stories

• D.C. National Guard Members alert police to man brandishing knife at Waterfront Metro Station

• VP, SD, WH Dep. COS Meet with Troops at DC Union Station

DCNG in Action

Social Media

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DCGuard https://www.facebook.com/TheNationalGuard
• Instagram: DCGuard1802  
• X: DCGuard1802 

COL Larry Doane, JTF-DC Commander

Message from COL Larry Doane

CSM Larry McKennon