Today's D Brief: DoD extends Guard’s Capitol mission; SecDef’s Asia trip; Freeing China from US tech; ISIS’ Syrian ops; And a bit more.
By Ben Watson
March 10, 2021 10:31 AM ET
The D Brief
Now it’s official: A few thousand National Guard troops will remain deployed to the U.S. Capitol for at least another 60 days. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the request from the Capitol Police on Tuesday, the Pentagon announced in the evening.
The new authorization runs through May 23, and involves nearly 2,300 National Guard personnel. “This represents a reduction of nearly 50 percent of the current support force,†Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said.
The goal: To “work with the U.S. Capitol Police to incrementally reduce the National Guard footprint as conditions allow,†Kirby said.
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