Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said Tuesday that Guard members will be tasked with supporting federal law enforcement partners.
The first hull is expected to hit the water in 2028 as a more nimble companion to the Navy’s larger warships, Navy Secretary John Phelan said.
The force has named satellites and ground systems after mythological creatures, ghosts and Norse pantheon, to name a few.
Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive.
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