"The National Guard logged more than 400,000 member service days per year over the past decade responding to hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters, the Pentagon has revealed in a report to Congress. The numbers mean that on any given day, 1,100 National Guard troops on average have been deployed on disaster response in the United States. Congressional investigators believe this is the first public accounting by the Pentagon of the cumulative burden of natural disaster response on the nation's military reservists."
"The data reflect greater strain on the National Guard and show the potential stakes of the escalating conflict between states and President Donald Trump over use of the troops. Trump's drive to deploy the National Guard in cities as an auxiliary law enforcement force-an effort curbed by a federal judge over the weekend-is playing out at a time when governors increasingly rely on reservists for disaster response."
The National Guard logged more than 400,000 member service days per year over the past decade responding to hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters. On average about 1,100 Guard members have been deployed daily for domestic disaster response. Congressional investigators regard the data as the first public accounting of the cumulative burden of natural disaster response on reservists. The figures highlight growing strain on the Guard amid an escalating conflict between state governors and President Trump over troop use. The Trump administration rejects the science linking climate change to worsening disasters and has curtailed Pentagon climate planning efforts.
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