Dogsandkittens: U.S. ups National Guard forces to quell D.C. unrest, readies active duty troops

Monday 1 June 2020

U.S. ups National Guard forces to quell D.C. unrest, readies active duty troops

U.S. ups National Guard forces to quell D.C. unrest, readies active duty troops:

The U.S. military is sharply increasing the number of National Guard forces in Washington, D.C., and, in an extraordinary move, has readied active-duty troops outside the city to potentially respond to protests over the death of an African-American man in police custody, a senior defense official said on Monday.