JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi National Guard is sending troops to Washington D.C., in preparation for the presidential inauguration next week. Guard members will work to keep the event a “safe and secure environment” to allow for “a peaceful transition of authority,” a Jan. 14 media release read. Officials did not say how many were being sent. The Mississippi National Guard will be part of a broad contingent of National Guard soldiers from (at least 15) various states that will be in the nation’s capital. The inauguration is Jan. 20. (Source: The AP 01/14/21) UPDATE: There are “approximately 7,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen on the ground in support of the lead federal agency, and we are building to 21,000 for the upcoming inauguration,” Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau said during an inauguration security briefing with VP Mike Pence on Jan. 14, according to a media release. “They are under the command and control of Maj. Gen. William Walker, the Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard, and are providing security, communications, logistics and coordination with all supported agencies." The Florida National Guard is sending about 600 soldiers and airmen to D.C. (Source: The AP?/Military Times 01/14/21)
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