{"id":111234,"date":"2021-03-09T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=111234"},"modified":"2021-03-08T23:07:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:07:10","slug":"troops-might-never-leave-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=111234","title":{"rendered":"Troops might never leave DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We’ve discussed recently the unprecedented continued deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to D.C., ostensibly for security (though zero actual threats have materialized). With no end in sight, the first after action reports are coming in. The task force charged with investigating the Jan 6 riots\u00a0 is recommending a permanent deployment of troops to D.C. to act as a quick reaction force.<\/p>\n

As I pointed out in other threads, D.C. is the single most policed part of the country, by far. Wikipedia’s article on the topic of law enforcement in D.C.<\/a> probably isn’t even fully exhaustive. To say there are a lot of cops in D.C. is an understatement. Literally every federal property and organization in the Beltway area has its own police department. They even commission private police (here’s<\/a> one example).<\/p>\n

Jeff LPH 3 sends in this article from Military Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n

The task force charged with reviewing Capitol Hill security in the wake of the deadly Jan. 6 attack on Congress has proposed among its reforms launching a permanent military police battalion staffed by rotating Guard and reserve troops to help provide \u201cquick reaction\u201d support in case of future violence.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur national capital is a prominent tourist destination, venue for many peaceful First Amendment activities, and a high-value target for foreign terrorists or domestic extremists,\u201d the report states. \u201cYet it has no dedicated quick reaction force for response to crises.\u201d<\/p>\n

The security review \u2014 led by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honor\u00e9, best known for directing military relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 \u2014 also calls for allowing leaders from the District of Columbia National Guard to respond directly to requests for help from Capitol Hill police, rather than wait for Defense Department approval.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

The report, compiled after six-weeks of investigation, found numerous shortcomings in the Capitol complex\u2019s security situation, including insufficient law enforcement personnel to adequately protect the several hundred acres under their watch.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Editor’s note time. The Capitol complex is 270 acres (less than a third the size of New York City’s Central Park). The Capitol Police Department is roughly 2,300 officers. They could post eight and a half cops in every single acre.<\/p>\n

The report recommends new \u201cmobile fencing options\u201d to help secure the site, additional security for members while traveling to and from Washington, D.C., and reinforcing a host of potential entry points into the Capitol building to prevent the crowd invasion seen earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Authors noted that the mobilized National Guard forces that currently supplement Capitol Police efforts are \u201ctemporarily sufficient, but not a permanent solution\u201d to the security challenges.<\/p>\n

On the issue of a National Guard quick reaction force, the report suggests creating one by \u201cmobilizing military police from Guard elements across the United States on rotations of three to six months\u201d or staffing it with \u201cactive Guard\/Reserve troops who live in or near the city year-round.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More at the source. They are describing an occupation force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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