Army's Alaskan suicide crisis spurs bipartisan call for action
Members of Congress demanded answers for the Army's shortage lack of mental health counselors in Alaska, a key finding of USA TODAY investigation.
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Members of Congress demanded answers for the Army's shortage lack of mental health counselors in Alaska, a key finding of USA TODAY investigation.
The troops were deployed to Washington, D.C., after the Capitol riots and head of the inauguration. Jennifer Griffin reports. When journalists and lawmakers arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, they were surprised to find hundreds of National Guard troops sleeping on the building's marble floors. Riot shields were stacked in orderly piles nearby and firearms rested against black backpacks. Half-empty water bottles sat at the troops' feet, and some leaned against walls or next to statues of former presidents. Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Ce...
Despite a heavy-handed military presence at earlier protests, there were no troops in evidence at the Capitol when it was overrun yesterday by pro-Trump rioters. Currently, 834 Guard troops are operational across DC, 741 of them guarding the Capitol and 93 manning traffic checkpoints. By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on January 07, 2021 at 1:57 PM