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National Guard leaders are looking forward to end involvement in WDC\u2019s business as well as leaving the border patrols behind.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/18\/guard-leaders-eye-end-to-capitol-hill-border-security-missions\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 National Guard leaders expect their mission on Capitol Hill<\/a> to end this month and expect their deployment on the southern U.S. border<\/a> to wrap up in September, potentially lessening the grueling operations tempo for the force in recent years.<\/p>\n In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson said the 2,300 troops currently providing security to the halls of Congress are scheduled to end that mission on May 23 and \u201cwe are not aware of any requirement beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n The number of guardsmen on Capitol Hill swelled to nearly 26,000 troops in the days after the Jan. 6 violent attack on Congress and before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n Hokanson said currently deployed troops won\u2019t remain in place in Washington while that debate unfolds in coming weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cOur folks will all go home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Similarly, about 3,500 Guard troops stationed on the U.S. southern border supporting Department of Homeland Security activities are expected to wrap up their tours by the end of September. DHS officials have requested an extension of that mission, but Hokanson said that need may be filled by active-duty forces or other units.\u00a0 \u00a0– article<\/p>\n It appears the media won\u2019t let this go until the Guard have completely left the AO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"