New Delhi, Aug. 13 -- United States President Donald Trump has placed the Washington DC, police department under federal control and deployed 800 National Guard troops in the national capital. The National Guard has been deployed in Washington DC to make the US capital "safer" - but who exactly are they, and how will they work to keep DC secure?

The United States National Guard - consisting of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard - with over 430,000 civilian soldiers, is a unique branch of the US armed forces. The power to order deployment of the National Guard rests both with state governors and the President.

Evolving from colonial militias into a modern, well-equipped force, it responds to domestic crises like natural d...