January 16, 2021
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Friday signed Executive Order #47 [governor.delaware.gov], activating the Delaware National Guard to assist state and local authorities with activity around the 2021 Presidential Inauguration.
According to the order, the Guard may take proactive or responsive action at the direction of the Director of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA), in consultation with the Secretary of the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS).
File Photo: Delaware Governor JOHN CARNEY answers questions regarding Delaware’s response to coronavirus disease during a press briefing in the auditorium Tuesday, Aug 11, 2020, at Carvel State Office building in Wilmington, DE. Photo by Saquan Stimpson