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25,000 troops authorized in DC, more than Afghanistan, Iraq

Updated on
January 15, 2021
01/15/2021
8:53 pm
The Secretary of the Army has authorized up to 25,000 National Guard troops in the Capitol region to support security surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20 -- a force far larger than the number of U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan combined.
The National Guard announced the increase in authorized force levels from Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy Friday afternoon, less than a week out from the inauguration. The number of Guard troops authorized for Washington, D.C. has increased by leaps and bounds in recent days. Before McCarthy's announcement Friday, the count stood at about 21,000, up from 15,000 and an earlier 6,000.

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