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‘Wildly underprepared’: National Guard troops seen sleeping on floors in exclusive photos (www.sfchronicle.com)

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President Donald Trump’s rush to deploy California National Guard troops to Los Angeles has left dozens of soldiers without adequate sleeping arrangements, forced to pack together in one or more federal buildings, resting on the floors of what appear to be basements or loading docks, the Chronicle has learned.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250610022639/https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/national-guard-california-photos-20368334.php

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[–] femtech@midwest.social 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They didn't even deploy with cots? The only time I slept on the floor was when I had to keep the mobile server room secured.

[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Or at least bedrolls?