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Governors to National Guard in D.C.: It’s time to come home now

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Time to pack up.
Most of the National Guard troops sent to Washington, D.C. before the Biden inauguration are now being called back home by their governors. Their mission is complete and no incidents requiring their service were reported during the inauguration. Some troops will be held over, though, in case they are needed in the coming weeks. Yesterday it was announced that a drawdown was beginning with the approximately 25,000 National Guardsmen tasked with securing the nation’s capital. Stars and Stripes reports that up to 7,000 Guardsmen may remain in Washington through mid-March. The remaining force will come from volunteers according to Nahaku McFadden, a spokeswoman for the National Guard Bureau. The concern is over a fear of more violence on Capitol Hill. The plan to extend some troops’ deployments comes at the request of federal law enforcement officials, including the Secret Service, which led planning for inauguration-related security, officials said. The intent to extend deployments beyond the end of January, as initially planned, comes as officials fear the potential for more violence in the wake of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters. Five people died, including one Capitol police officer, in the melee. McFadden said troops deployed to Washington would not be required to remain in D.C. Those who volunteer to support the longer operation will have their initial 31-day mobilizations orders modified. This weekend about 15,000 troops will head home. The extension of some Guardsmen comes among some controversial reports this week. Someone made the decision to order the troops to leave the Capitol building and thought housing them in a parking garage was a good idea. People were rightly outraged over this as it hit social media and because of that viral exposure, the decision was reversed. There is no indication that any other factor caused the decision to be reversed but for the reaction on social media. The move would have gone unnoticed otherwise. Lawmakers and the Biden administration were caught unaware of what was going on.

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