The National Guard who have been in Washington, D.C., since January 6th will leave this week.
From WUSA9:
The 2,149 National Guard troops will return home this week after there were no further requests from the Department of Defense (DoD) to extend the mission supporting the Capitol mission.”The Capitol Police have not requested the Guard to stay past May 23. Once the mission concludes, D.C. National Guard will return to normal operations and the out-of-state Guard members will return to their home station,” Capt. Chelsi B. Johnson with D.C. National Guard Public Affairs said in a statement to WUSA9.
The Pentagon deployed about 26,000 National Guard troops after the Capitol Hill riots, which cost $500 million.
The troops hit hardships upon their arrival:
The Guard’s deployment to the Capitol has been troubled. Early on, Guard members were briefly forced to take rest breaks and meals in a nearby cold garage, sparking outrage within the Biden administration. Officials quickly found new spaces within Congressional buildings for the on-duty breaks.in [sic] addition, Guard members complained of bad food, including some who said they became sick.
They were supposed to leave by March 12, but Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin extended a stay for 2,300 troops.
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