Oklahoma's National Guard is set to be deployed for the upcoming total solar eclipse, when as many as 100,000 people are expected to visit one county. In a statement on Tuesday, the guard said it ...

Air Force Capt. Douglas Shaffer observes through eclipse glasses as the moon passes in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse at Young Air Assault Strip, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 21, 2017.

One of the states that will get a full view of the total solar eclipse on April 8 has called in help as an influx of visitors is expected to congregate and look up. The Oklahoma National Guard will ...

State officials in the U.S. have begun making preparations for the total eclipse, with National Guardsmen already confirmed for deployment in Oklahoma, where hundreds of thousands of tourists are ...

A March 29 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims the government's preparation for the April 8 total solar eclipse is unprecedented. “Never before has the National Guard, FEMA and HAZMAT ...

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