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Austin chaired a COVID-19 briefing attended by Deputy Secretary David L. Norquist, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, members of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Staff, DOD COVID-19 Coordinator Max Rose, the acting service secretaries, the service military chiefs and combatant commanders. The Senate and the House of Representatives waived the requirement that a defense secretary must have been retired seven years before assuming the position. Austin assured congressional leaders that he fully believes in civilian control of the U.S. military.
During his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Austin addressed this issue. I was a general and a soldier, and I m proud of that, he said. But today, I appear before you as a citizen, the son of a postal worker and a homemaker from Thomasville, Georgia, and I m proud of that, too. If you confirm me, I am prepared to serve
Exclusive: How Officials Fear of Donald Trump Paralyzed Intelligence Agencies, Led to Capitol Riot
By William M. Arkin
From Left: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty; Olivier DOULIERY/AFP/Getty
The Department of Homeland Security looked the other way. So did the Pentagon. The FBI collected reports of violence and criminal activity but took no action. The U.S. Capitol Police wrote a threat assessment that President Trump s supporters were disappointed and desperate, that they might become violent. They were all monitoring social media. But only the District of Columbia government and police went on alert; no one else otherwise prepared. That s because government and military officials were afraid.
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Jan. 14 A former member of the Washington National Guard is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and repeatedly punched a federal officer. Mark Jefferson Leffingwell, 51, of Seattle, was arrested inside the Capitol during a deadly riot by supporters of President Donald Trump. On Monday, Leffingwell was indicted on seven federal charges including .
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon conference room, more commonly referred to as The Tank. From left to right: Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley; Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. James C. McConville; Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger; Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael M. Gilday; Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.; Chief of the National Guard Bureau Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson; and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. Raymond. (DOD photograph by Navy PO1 Carlos M. Vazquez II)