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Live inaugural updates: 12 Army National Guard troops dropped from Capitol security, including 2 for ties to right-wing militias John Bacon, Jorge L. Ortiz and Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration is coming up, here's what you need to know Replay Video UP NEXT Twelve National Guard troops have been removed from security duties at the U.S. Capitol after questionable behavior was detected in their past during security screening, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said Tuesday. © David Goldman, AP National Guards pat...

There are around 25,000 National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration.

Security concerns uncovered by law enforcement officials have resulted in at least a dozen National Guard soldiers being removed from security duties before Wednesday's inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden in Washington, D.C.

The actions came amid concerns that the far-right extremists who took part in Capitol violence Washington: Twelve US National Guard troops have been pulled from duty protecting the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, partly due to an investigation of extremist sympathies in the ranks, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Two of the 12 were removed from duty for making "inappropriate comments or texts," said National Guard Commander General Daniel Hokanson. The two were sent home, he said, declining to explain what was said in the comments. They were pulled from the force "out of an abundance of ca...

WASHINGTON: A dozen members of the US National Guard have been removed from securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after vetting by the ...