Pentagon to Evaluate Its National Guard Deployments to U.S. Cities

Federal watchdog to review ‘effectiveness’ of National Guard deployment to Chicago – FOX32 (Chicago)

The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General will also be evaluating the deployment of active duty troops and National Guard members to Los Angeles, Memphis, Portland, Oregon, and Washington, D.C., according to an agency memo published Monday. It was unclear exactly what the inspector general would use to measure the "effectiveness" of the deployments.

Pentagon to evaluate its National Guard deployments to U.S. cities

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Pentagon’s internal watchdog will conduct an evaluation “to determine the effectiveness” of President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and other U.S. cities within the past year — moves the president said he made to either crack down on crime or assist immigration enforcement authorities in their mass deportation efforts, according to a Department of Defense memo. Read more...

Pentagon watchdog to review cost and effectiveness of National Guard deployments to Chicago, other cities

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois requested an inspector general examination of National Guard deployment costs following President Donald Trump's efforts last year.

Federal watchdog to review ‘effectiveness’ of National Guard deployment to Chicago

The Dept. of War's watchdog agency will review the "effectiveness" of the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and other cities.