DOD Extends National Guard Deployment to Protect Capitol

摘要

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on March 9 approved an extension of the National Guard deployment to the U.S. Capitol complex for about two months, though there is a push in Congress to end the deployment sooner. National Guard troops have been deployed to the building to help U.S. Capitol Police with security in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the police department has requested an extension of the presence as there are concerns about continued threats. The extension includes about 2,300 troops, about half the amount that had been deployed, according to a Pentagon statement.