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Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance Alaska Guardsmen Answered the Call, Heading Home after Inauguration Assistance
U.S. Airmen and Soldiers with the Alaska National Guard climb the stairs inside the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Mike Risinger)
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska Airmen and Soldiers of the Alaska National Guard assisted the District of Columbia National Guard and federal civilian authorities with the 59th Presidential Inauguration this week, and will be headed home within the next few days.
About 70 Alaska National Guard Airmen and Soldiers joined nearly 26,000 Guard members from every state, territory, and the District of Columbia to assist with the historic event. Concerns for safety and security increased after a Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol escalated, resulting in five deaths, many injuries and arrests. A large number of protesters pushed past barricades
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Jan 23, 2021 06:28 PM EST
About 150 National Guard members and 38 U.S. Capitol Police officers have tested positive for COVID-19 since the U.S. Capitol building s deadly attack earlier this month.
National Guard members, Capitol police officers, tested positive for COVID-19
(Photo : Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)
National Guard Stationed at U.S. Capitol WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Members of the National Guard are seen gathering in the U.S. Capitol visitor s center on January 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. News broke on Thursday that members of the National Guard have been forced to sleep in parking garages on Capitol Hill.
Officials told CBC News that 38 Capitol Police officers and 150 National Guard members tested positive for the coronavirus after responding to the U.S. Capitol riot this month.
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma spoke out on Friday, demanding answers as to why National Guard members at the U.S. Capitol were moved to the parking garage to take their rest breaks.