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Pics: 7 Nat’l Guard troops replaced in Illinois amid concerns of fitness standards

The Texas Military Department confirmed on Tuesday that seven National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration to Illinois amid major anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests and violence have been replaced due to the seven service members failing to meet mission requirements. The confirmation comes amid concerns of National Guard fitness standards. According to …
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The Texas Military Department confirmed on Tuesday that seven National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration to Illinois amid major anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests and violence have been replaced due to the seven service members failing to meet mission requirements. The confirmation comes amid concerns of National Guard fitness standards.

AccordingtoFoxNews,thePentagonconfirmedthatroughly200TexasNationalGuardtroopsweredeployedonOctober7toIllinoisaspartofa60-daymissiontoprotectfederallawenforcementofficialsandfederalpropertyamidtheanti-ICEprotests.However,aTexasMilitaryDepartmentspokespersonnotedthattheTexasNationalGuardreplacedsevenoftheNationalGuardmem