Hegseth orders climbdown of National Guard troops in LA
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The Pentagon pulled back about half of the National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles, arguing lawlessness from anti-ICE demonstrations subsided.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNPentagon chief downsizes contentious LA troop deploymentUS Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, roughly halving the contentious deployment in the city, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell on Tuesday confirmed the release "of 2,
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius heads to Washington on Monday to meet U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, to seek clarity on American arms supplies to Ukraine, missile deployment plans and the future of U.S. troop levels in Europe.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the release of California National Guard troops from a federal mission in response to wildfire concerns.
The top military commander in charge of troops deployed to Los Angeles to respond to protests against immigration raids has asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if 200 of those forces could be returned to wildfire fighting duty,