Have there been recent official statements about the two Guardsmen from the Department of Defense or National Guard Bureau?

1. What the Pentagon publicly said — rapid reinforcement ordered

After the shooting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly announced that, at President Trump’s request, the Defense Department would deploy 500 additional National Guard personnel to Washington, D.C.; multiple outlets quote Hegseth saying the additional troops were ordered in response to the incident ^{[1] [2]}. Reuters, The New York Times and other outlets repeated that the Pentagon move was framed as an immediate security response to the attack and as an expansion of an already large Guard presence in the capital ^{[2] [1]}.

2. National Guard Bureau messaging and posture documents

The National Guard Bureau maintains an active public news presence and has issued posture statements and written testimony in 2024–25 that outline broader mission priorities; the Bureau’s official site and posture materials are cited as existing public records ^{[5] [6]}. Separately, reporting on leaked or internal memos shows the NGB has been coordinating with the Pentagon and states to stand up “quick reaction forces” trained for civil-disturbance missions — a planning effort that predates the shooting and has been publicly acknowledged by Guard spokespeople to media organizations ^{[3] [4]}.

3. What officials said about the shooting itself

Local and federal officials — including the Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI director (as quoted in reporting), and city leadership — described the shooting as “targeted” and confirmed the two West Virginia Guardsmen were hospitalized and in critical condition; DoD and Guard public releases about the attack focused primarily on force posture changes rather than on medical details or unit-level information ^{[7] [8] [1]}. Some state and national political figures also issued statements or social-media posts, but the cited reporting shows the Defense Department’s public response emphasized additional troop deployments ^{[9] [10]}.

4. Broader policy context officials have been stating publicly

In the weeks before the shooting, DoD and National Guard Bureau officials — and multiple media outlets — were reporting on directives and memos to create state-based quick reaction forces for civil-disturbance missions, including planned training and equipping timelines ^{[3] [11] [4]}. Those public notices and press reporting frame the Pentagon and NGB posture as moving toward more permanent, rapid-response Guard capabilities inside the U.S., which helps explain why officials immediately signaled reinforcement to D.C. after the attack ^{[3] [4]}.

5. Disagreements, limits and competing viewpoints in the sources

News organizations cite official statements about the troop increase ^{[2] [1]}, while other reporting highlights legal and political pushback to expanded domestic deployments — for example, lawsuits and local leaders opposing Guard presence in some cities ^{[12] [13]}. The National Guard Bureau’s own public material documents posture but does not in the cited pieces provide granular daily operational updates about individual Guardsmen; therefore, official DoD/NGB commentary in the record is stronger on force posture and policy than on individual medical or investigative details ^{[5] [6] [7]}.

6. What the sources do not say or do not provide

Available sources do not mention any detailed, separate NGB press release that lists the names, units, or medical conditions of the two Guardsmen beyond what local and federal law enforcement and elected officials released to reporters; the DoD statements cited focus on deploying additional forces and broader security posture ^{[1] [7]}. If you are seeking a formal Navy/Army/West Virginia Guard press release naming the injured or providing ongoing medical updates, that is not found in the reporting provided here ^{[5] [8]}.

7. Takeaway for readers seeking official confirmation

For immediate, official actions: DoD leadership publicly confirmed a request to send 500 more National Guard troops to Washington after the shooting ^{[1] [2]}. For institutional context: National Guard Bureau posture documents and contemporaneous reporting on “quick reaction forces” show the Bureau and Pentagon have been coordinating at a policy level on domestic rapid-response capabilities ^{[6] [3] [4]}. For personal or investigatory details about the two Guardsmen, cited reporting shows law-enforcement briefings and local officials offered the available public details; the DoD/NGB public statements in the cited sources emphasize force posture and deployment decisions rather than individual medical or investigative facts ^{[7] [1]}.