In which month of 2025 did National Guard troops deployed under Title 32 authority begin carrying loaded weapons while patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C.?

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Armed National Guard troops began carrying their service-issued M17 pistols and, in some cases, M4 rifles on Washington, D.C. streets starting the evening of August 24, 2025, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the change under Title 32 orders governing domestic deployment. This marked the first time since their initial unarmed arrival on August 11 that the 2,274 troops—including units from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Louisiana and Tennessee—would bear weapons in public patrols accompanying federal law enforcement operations. The deployment bypassed Posse Comitatus Act restrictions by remaining under state control while allowing law enforcement support and temporary detentions as needed.

In which month of 2025 did National Guard troops deployed under Title 32 authority begin carrying loaded weapons while patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C.?

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