WASHINGTON D.C. (trfnews.i234.me) Nearly 1,000 Minnesota and North Dakota National Guard Troops are in Washington D.C. to help provide security for the Inauguration of Biden.
about 850 members of the minnesota national guard are among the 25 000 soldiers streaming into washington from across the country for wednesday’s presidential inauguration the number of guard members is at least two and a half times the number of for previous inaugurals before this year states rotated sending national guard soldiers to inaugurations fewer than 10 from minnesota where president donald trump swearing in and about 350 were at president barack obama’s inauguration in 2009 the fbi is vetting all the national guard troops coming into washington for biden’s inauguration u.s defense officials say they’re worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members north dakota is sending additional soldiers to the presidential inauguration in washington d.c about 130 soldiers from the 816th military police company will join 20 north dakota guard members who were previously scheduled to attend before the january 6th riot happened at the u.s capitol the unit is headquartered in dickinson with a detachment in bismarck the soldiers departed over the weekend via three transport aircraft from the texas air national guard north dakota national guard adjutant general major general al dorman said he responded to a request from the guard in dc seeking assistance
Close to 1,000 National Guard Troops from MN & ND Deployed to Washington D.C.
