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More than 50 people attended a Columbus protest Sunday against sending Ohio National Guard troops to the nation's capital.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Saturday that 150 members of the Ohio National Guard will be dispatched to Washington, D.C., to help support federal law enforcement as President Donald Trump pushes forward with his takeover of policing in the nation’s capital.
The Ohio National Guard has had Black Hawk helicopters since the late 1980s. Stewart said they’re the most up-to-date aircraft in the Army’s inventory and they aren’t just for the battlefield.
The Ohio National Guard gave NBC4 a rare front-row seat to see their work from above after we were invited on a Black Hawk helicopter training flight.