The U.S. Navy and National Guard are on a mission to rescue a 1-year-old child sickened with salmonella more than a thousand miles off Mexico's pacific coast. How the baby and her parents came to be there in the first place is raising questions.

The U.S. Navy and National Guard are on a mission to rescue a 1-year-old child sickened with salmonella more than a thousand miles off Mexico's pacific coast. How the baby and her parents came to be there in the first place is raising questions. Marlee Hall reports.

• Apr 5, 2014
• 01:51

1-year-old baby Lyra required help from the California Air National Guard after falling ill aboard her family's sailboat at sea

The California Air National Guard stabilized a 1-year-old baby named Lyra when she became seriously ill aboard her family's sailboat more than a thousand miles off the coast of Mexico. Betty Yu of KPIX-TV reports.

• Apr 5, 2014
• 01:32

Armed Services leaders call for "drawdown" of Capitol Guard troops in Washington

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week approved for guardsmen to remain on Capitol Hill through May 23.

• Mar 12, 2021

Defense Secretary OKs request to extend 2,300 troops at Capitol

The current mission was set to end on March 12.

• Mar 10, 2021

Capitol police seek 2,000 troops to stay to protect Congress

National Guard troops have supported the Capitol since the January 6 riot.

• Mar 5, 2021

What we learned from hearings on Capitol assault

Several top U.S. intelligence, military and security officials testified before a joint Senate committee hearing on the breakdown of communication surrounding the January 6th attack on the Capitol. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge and former California Representative Jane Harman joined CBSN to explain the major takeaways from the hearing.

• Mar 3, 2021
• 12:24

Officials warn of new Capitol threat

Law enforcement officials are warning lawmakers about a new threat against the Capitol on March 4. The warning came on the same day that the head of the D.C. National Guard testified about why it took so long for Guard troops to be deployed to Capitol Hill on January 6. Jacqueline Alemany, a political reporter for the Washington post and author of the Power Up newsletter, discusses the precautions being taken against this new threat and how lawmakers responded to testimony about the January 6 attack.

• Mar 3, 2021
• 09:30

Lawmakers slam "highly inadequate" food given to Guardsmen

The letter said guardsmen have reported being served meals that are "badly undercooked, raw, moldy, and even filled with metal shavings."

• Mar 3, 2021

Official says he never received Guard request

Architect of the Capitol Brett Blanton, who could have approved a request for the National Guard during the January 6 riot, said he was never consulted before or during the attack. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Feb 24, 2021
• 01:49

Oklahoma activates National Guard as temperatures plunge

The weather system is moving into the Midwest and Northeast, causing major problems on the roads.

• Feb 15, 2021

3 National Guard pilots killed in Idaho helicopter crash

The crash in Idaho comes less than two weeks after three National Guard members were killed in a helicopter crash in New York.

• Feb 3, 2021

National Guard troops staying in D.C.

Approximately 25,000 National Guard troops were sent to Washington, D.C., to provide security for President Biden's inauguration after a violent mob assaulted the Capitol while Congress was counting electoral votes. Officials said Monday that about 13,000 troops remain in the district, a figure that will drop to 7,000 by the end of the week and then remain at 5,000 into March. Watch the officials brief reporters.

• Jan 25, 2021
• 24:25

Officials gave update on National Guard in D.C.

One-fifth of the 25,000 troops sent to the capital in the wake of the violent riot at the Capitol will remain until March.

• Jan 25, 2021

National Guardsman teaches Zoom classes outside Capitol

Sergeant Jacob Kohut is a member of the National Guard and a band teacher in Virginia. So when he was activated to help secure the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, he found a way to balance both jobs. He still teaches his virtual classes — only he's doing it in the back of a military vehicle, parked outside the federal building, in his fatigues.

• Jan 22, 2021
• 01:55

Thousands of Guard troops will remain in D.C. through mid-March

About 7,000 National Guard troops are currently stationed in the capital.

• Jan 24, 2021

Birx suggests inauguration-related gatherings could amount to "superspreader" event

"There are National Guard troops here from every state in the union, probably, young individuals who are most likely to have asymptomatic infection if they do get infected," Birx said on "Face the Nation"

• Jan 23, 2021

38 Capitol officers and 150 National Guardsmen test positive for COVID-19

The chairman of the union that represents Capitol police, told CBS News that cases have "spiked" since the January 6 attack.

• Jan 22, 2021

National Guardsman teaches Zoom classes outside Capitol

Sergeant Jacob Kohut taught like he would any other virtual class – only he was in the back of a military vehicle, in his fatigues.

• Jan 22, 2021

National Guard allowed to rest in Capitol after being relocated to garage

The Guard members were asked by Capitol Police to relocate to a parking garage to rest during their shifts. That drew swift condemnation from lawmakers.

• Jan 22, 2021

National Guard kicked out of Capitol

On Thursday, the U.S. Capitol police told National Guard troops to rest in a nearby parking garage instead of the Capitol. Photos of those troops caused outrage and the order was quickly rolled back overnight. Catherine Herridge reports.

• Jan 22, 2021
• 02:17

National Guard helicopter crash kills 3 in New York farmer's field

Authorities say the Army National Guard members were on a routine training flight on a medical evacuation chopper when it went down outside Rochester.

• Jan 21, 2021

Desperate states turn to National Guard to roll out vaccines

As the death toll mounts, more states are turning to the National Guard to speed up vaccinations around the country.

• Jan 20, 2021

Unprecedented security ahead of inauguration

More than 25,000 National Guard troops are in Washington as part of an unprecedented level of security ahead of Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. Bill Bratton, former New York City and Boston police commissioner, joins CBSN AM to discuss the security measures.

• Jan 20, 2021
• 04:31

Trump issues late-night pardons on eve of inauguration

President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday ahead of his inauguration.

• Jan 20, 2021

FBI monitoring potential threats ahead of inauguration

The Pentagon has deployed 25,000 National Guard members to secure the 59th presidential inauguration. Several have already been dismissed after "questionable behavior" was flagged during the FBI's vetting process. CBS News chief justice and homeland correspondent Jeff Pegues, and then Frank Figliuzzi, former assistant FBI director for counterintelligence, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the security situation in Washington.

• Jan 19, 2021
• 08:39

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