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The Administration is trying to make our Park Service employees more like a police force

June 19, 2026/

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“It just seems like the whole effort is focused on being punitive now rather than being educational.”

Those changes include a switch to external ballistic vest carriers that say “police federal officer” and the introduction of rank insignia, symbolic sleeve patches like stripes or stars that denote a hierarchical ranking as seen in the military. In addition, vehicles that law enforcement rangers drive will soon say “police” on the side.

By Kylie Mohr, Big Sky Country


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1 Comment

  1. Russ Fletcher on June 19, 2026 at 12:32 pm

    The administration is trying to build the biggest militarized force it can to better control the population to eliminate dissent especially during elections. This is the way of an autocracy.

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