Deployment means National Guard members arrive in Washington, D.C. on official deployment orders, under State Active Duty (SAD), Title 32, or Title 10 activation, for operational missions (not routine training), with actual presence in Washington, D.C., not merely assigned or in transit.

The following constitutes deployment and resolves YES:

• Governor activates Guard with deployment to Washington, D.C.
• Guard units arrive in Washington, D.C. on emergency orders
• Federal activation placing Guard in Washington, D.C.
• Inter-state Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) deployment to Washington, D.C.
• Pre-positioned Guard units activated for operations in Washington, D.C.
• Any number of Guard members (even one) officially deployed

The following does NOT constitute deployment and resolves NO:

• Deployment announcements without actual arrival
• Guard placed on standby/alert status only
• Units staged outside Washington, D.C. without entering
• Training exercises or routine drills
• Guard members traveling through Washington, D.C. to another destination
• Planning/assessment teams without follow-on deployment
• Off-duty Guard members acting as civilians
• Guard at permanent facilities (armories) not on deployment orders
• Recruitment or community relations activities
• Canceled deployments that never materialize

Special provisions:

• At least one Guard member must physically arrive in Washington, D.C..
• Deployment must be for operational purposes, not training.
• If deployment is announced then canceled before arrival, resolves NO.
• Presence for transit only doesn't count.
• Re-deployment of already-present units to new locations within Washington, D.C. counts only if they were not previously on deployment orders.
• Both Army National Guard and Air National Guard deployments count.
• Federal military (non-Guard) deployments do not count.