150 MT National Guard Soldiers to depart for security mission during Inauguration
First, they all met at Fort Harrison for training.
Montana National Guard
and last updated 2021-01-16 08:33:44-05
FORT HARRISON â Montana Governor, Greg Gianforte, has approved to send 150 Soldiers of the Montana Army National Guard to provide additional security during the upcoming Presidential Inauguration. The request came from the National Guard Bureau to Governor Gianforte, according to a press release by the MT National Guard.
Soldiers from the 484
th Military Police Company (located in Billings, Malta and Glasgow), the 143
rd Military Police Detachment (Law & Order) (located in Lewistown) and Headquarters, Headquarters Company (HHC) of the 1-163
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Members of the Utah National Guard board a KC-135 jet at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. The Guardsmen are bound for Washington, D.C., to support civil authorities during the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY With possible civil unrest facing the nation’s capital on the eve of the presidential inauguration, a group of Utah citizen soldiers will be among those providing protection against potential threats for the next several days.
Approximately 350 members of the Utah National Guard began mobilizing Friday on deployment to Washington, D.C., to support civil authorities for the presidential swearing-in ceremony scheduled for Wednesday.
On Thursday, in response to a request from the National Guard Bureau and federal authorities, Governor Greg Gianforte announced Montana will send 150 Army National Guard soldiers to the nation’s capital for the upcoming presidential inauguration.