Task Force Swampfox deployed to support D.C.'s 'safe and beautiful' mission

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Department of Defense or D.C. government documentation shows Task Force Swampfox is assigned to activities under the D.C. 'safe and beautiful' program.

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Army Lt. Col. Brunson DePass, a South Carolina National Guard officer, commands Task Force Swampfox, a unit made up of guardsmen from South Carolina and Georgia. The task force is deployed to Washington, D.C., in support of the district's "safe and beautiful" mission. The article was posted on the Department of War website on Jan. 20, 2026.
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An official DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) story dated Jan. 19–20, 2026 quotes Army Lt. Col. Brunson DePass as commander of “Task Force Swampfox,” a unit of Guardsmen from South Carolina and Georgia “supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission,” and describes their patrols and Metro coverage in Washington, D.C. The existence of the D.C. “Safe and Beautiful” initiative is documented in the White House executive action and related Federal Register notice establishing the task force and coordinating federal support. Verdict: True — contemporaneous, official military reporting directly supports the claim that Task Force Swampfox is supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission.

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  1. Update · Jan 21, 2026, 03:14 AMTrue
    An official DVIDS (Defense Visual Information Distribution Service) story dated Jan. 19–20, 2026 quotes Army Lt. Col. Brunson DePass as commander of “Task Force Swampfox,” a unit of Guardsmen from South Carolina and Georgia “supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission,” and describes their patrols and Metro coverage in Washington, D.C. The existence of the D.C. “Safe and Beautiful” initiative is documented in the White House executive action and related Federal Register notice establishing the task force and coordinating federal support. Verdict: True — contemporaneous, official military reporting directly supports the claim that Task Force Swampfox is supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission.
  2. Original article · Jan 20, 2026

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