By C. Todd Lopez
Nearly 2,300 National Guard personnel will continue providing support to the U.S. Capitol Police until May 23, said Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby in a statement from the Defense Department released Tuesday evening.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the extension. More than 5,000...
Pentagon Approves Continued Guard Presence On Capitol Hill
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