MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WTVF) — For two weeks, Memphis has been waiting to see how President Trump’s plan to send Tennessee National Guard troops would play out.

Friday, we heard from local leaders, including Governor Bill Lee, about what that deployment will look like.

State representative Antonio Parkinson said the troop deployment would last two months. He expects about 150 troops from Tennessee to take part.

But unlike other deployments seen this year, leaders say this will not resemble a military takeover.

"The guard will not be making arrests, and the guard will not be armed except and unless the local law enforcement makes a request for that. So this is mission-dependent," assured Governor Bill Lee during a press conference this week, adding there will be no tanks or military equipment,

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