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Capitol in chaos: Live updates for the national security community
A running timeline of defense-specific statements and events following the Jan. 6 invasion of Congress by a pro-Trump mob.
By Defense News staff
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‘A modern day SS’: Inside the white supremacy allegations of a Marine, veterans charged in illegal weapons case
In addition to communicating with Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, about illegal firearms sales, the group discussed shooting protesters after scouting a Black Lives Matter rally and had participated in live-fire weapons training where participants displayed Nazi symbols, prosecutors allege in court documents unsealed Friday.
By Harm Venhuizen
DC National Guard will investigate actions of its rotary aircraft during George Floyd protest
Demonstrations were mostly peaceful Tuesday night but tensions rose in the early morning with bottles being thrown across the fence and law enforcement shooting pepper spray.
By Kyle Rempfer
Trump plans to use active-duty military forces to deal with growing protests
The president said the extra forces are needed to deal with increasingly violent actors in major cities.
Senator: Deploy active-duty military to deal with violent protesters
Army veteran Tom Cotton said that military force is the answer to the growing unrest among demonstrators.
750 soldiers with 82nd Airborne headed for CENTCOM, additional 4,000 troops expected to deploy as Iran tensions mount
“At the direction of the Commander in Chief, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force (IRF) of the 82nd Airborne Division to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq," the defense secretary said.
By Shawn Snow, Howard Altman and Philip Athey