Overview

• DeWine’s office said the extension was requested by the secretary of the Army through the National Guard Bureau, and the Ohio Guard members will be rotated.
• The Ohio contingent continues presence patrols as part of a broader D.C. operation that totals roughly 2,000 Guard members and is estimated to cost about $1 million per day.
• The Trump administration is weighing additional deployments to other cities, with media and Republican figures naming Ohio locations, but no Ohio-city deployment has been announced.
• NBC4’s review of 2024 data found Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton and Youngstown have higher homicide rates than Columbus, positioning them as more likely targets if any expansion occurs.
• Mayors and governors have criticized proposed city deployments, a CBS/YouGov poll shows 57% of Americans oppose the idea, and early D.C. crime drops reported by CNN are disputed by analyses noting preexisting declines.