Service members from the National Guard stand outside Union Station, just blocks away from the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug.14, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Peter Pinedo)
Military Police Soldiers from the National Guard stand guard by Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicles parked next to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Peter Pinedo)
A protester stands by National Guard service members outside Union Station with the U.S. Capitol dome visible in the background on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Peter Pinedo)
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle parked next to Union Station in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Fox News Digital/Peter Pinedo)
"The scope of support may be adjusted based on the needs of our partners," Wilson said. "This would be very similar to the [Los Angeles] mission, where we can temporarily detain someone and then turn them over to the law enforcement."
At Union Station specifically, Fox News Digital counted around 25 to 30 National Guard personnel, all military police, four Humvees and three MATVs early Thursday evening.
Fox News Digital only saw riot batons carried by the troops.
The National Guard ramped up its presence in the nation's capital this week, including dozens who stood guard outside DC's Union Station. (FOX NEWS DIGITAL)
The other federal law enforcement agencies that the National Guard troops are supporting include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secret Service.
Operations aimed at reducing crime in the nation's capital were initially focused on night patrols, but on Thursday they are going to begin patrolling 24/7.
The increased law enforcement presence in D.C. has led to protesters taking the streets, including a handful seen at Union Station Thursday.
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On Wednesday night, local media reports indicated around 100 protesters in one Northwest Washington, D.C. neighborhood, where police had set up a vehicle checkpoint, came out to challenge the increased police presence.
Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.
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