Verification that the Joint Task Force mission had been active for five months as stated.
Source summary
Guardsmen responding as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, run by the Joint Task Force District of Columbia, stopped an apartment fire in
Washington,
D.C. The article notes the mission has entered its fifth month and that service members assigned to the task force continue to assist and make tangible differences for residents and visitors. The piece was published on Jan. 5, 2026, on Defense.gov.