‘This Is What I Took an Oath For:’ Guard Troops Shore Up DC in Wake of Violent Siege
Staff Sgt. Eric Kuper of the D.C. National Guard stands in a line of dispersed Guard members across the street from the U.S. Capitol as workers erect seven-foot tall security fencing on the morning after the Jan. 6 riot that breached the Capitol. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)
8 Jan 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. Hundreds of National Guard troops on emergency mobilization orders began arriving Thursday to reinforce security in the city a day after the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol that left five dead.
Four-Star AFRICOM Commander Reassures Troops After Siege at US Capitol
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, Africa Command (AFRICOM), speaks to service members during his trip to East Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 17, 2020. (U.S Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Cable)
8 Jan 2021
The head of U.S. Africa Command sought to reassure his troops Friday that the American government remains strong and ready to meet any threat, despite the storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob incensed by false claims of election fraud. Some of you may be concerned about the events we saw unfold back home in the U.S. Capitol, Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, the AFRICOM commander, said in a joint statement via Twitter with Marine Sgt. Maj. Richard Thresher, the command s senior enlisted leader. America has withstood much greater challenges in the past. … Our system of government is strong, resilient and will prevail.
Military Most to Blame for Helicopter Noise Around DC, New Study Finds
Capt. Brittny Barney, 1st Helicopter Squadron pilot, flies over Washington, D.C., in a UH-1N Huey helicopter Aug. 3, 2016. (Philip Bryant/U.S. Air Force)
8 Jan 2021
Washington D.C. area residents complain that constant helicopter noise makes them feel like they re living in a war zone, and they re right about one thing: the greatest proportion of the offending noise comes from military aircraft, according to a new study.
The Government Accountability Office was ordered to study the problem of helicopter noise over D.C. in 2019 after a spike in complaints.