Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) is sending 100 Arkansas National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. , after the Thanksgiving holiday.

The deployment announcement comes just days after the Department of War extended the National Guard presence in the capital through Feb. 28, 2026. Sanders’s office said that the deployment is set to last several months.

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“ Arkansas’ Guardsmen are there when we need them – whether it’s to deploy overseas, help secure the Southern Border, respond to a natural disaster, or keep our nation’s capital safe,” Sanders said in a statement. “I

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