Pentagon may use involuntary activations to keep Guard forces at Capitol through May
FeaturedWIB politics March 11, 2021 Staff Writer 0
McClatchy Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is considering issuing involuntary activation orders to National Guard units to protect the U.S. Capitol through May, even as thousands of those service members who have been in Washington since January are set to return home this weekend, two defense officials told McClatchy.
The National Guard deployment was in response to the deadly attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. On Inauguration Day, more than 26,000 National Guard service members were protecting the nation’s capital. About 5,200 have remained, but their mission was set to end on Friday.
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