'We were abandoned': Pentagon emails show National Guard was …
May 1, 2023 · Emails in the hours before George Floyd protests in Minneapolis turned violent show the Minnesota National Guard was ready to deploy about 200 military police officers to the city.
12 states and D.C. have activated National Guard - NBC News
May 31, 2020 · At least 200 people were arrested Friday as thousands gathered across the city to protest the death of George Floyd. Police said the arrests include a woman who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail...
2020 deployment of federal forces in the United States
In June 2020, the Trump administration began deploying federal law enforcement forces to select cities in the United States in response to rioting and monument removals amid the George Floyd protests.
‘Optics matter.’ National Guard deployments amid unrest have …
Jun 9, 2020 · National Guard deployments amid unrest have a long and controversial history. When major protests erupted in dozens of cities around the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death, many states...
George Floyd: Mapping US National Guard deployments
Jun 1, 2020 · Arrests ranged from stealing and blocking highways to breaking curfew. The demonstrations were sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who pleaded for air as an officer pressed a knee...
'No joy': Pentagon emails show National Guard preparing for …
Apr 30, 2023 · Minneapolis police were expecting as many as 75,000 protesters to converge on the city that weekend in response to George Floyd's murder three days prior, Lengyel wrote in an email to Deputy...
Here’s what the National Guard can do during the George Floyd …
May 29, 2020 · Thousands have taken to the streets this week in response to the death of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died Monday after a Minneapolis police officer pinned him by the neck with his knee...
Top Pentagon officials offer lessons learned from military’s …
Jul 9, 2020 · Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his top military adviser clarified issues that arose out of the military's support of law enforcement in tamping down on violent protests.
National Guard begins to pull back after historic response to unrest ...
Jun 9, 2020 · On the day of Floyd's death, an employee at a Minneapolis grocery store called police and accused Floyd of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill. Floyd, who is black, was then arrested and...
Nearly 67,000 National Guard soldiers, airmen activated in U.S. to ...
Jun 1, 2020 · The National Guard has been activated by several governors in order to support law enforcement in violence amid protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. Curfews have been imposed in...