15,000 National Guard troops now in DC for inauguration in eerie calm before the feared storm
Interviews: National Guardsmen in U.S. capital for inauguration National Guard troops in Washington in the wake of a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6 talk about the experience of being mobilized to the city in the midst of potential unrest around the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden. The three National Guard soldiers milled about behind the 7-foot black fence surrounding the U.S. Capitol, part of a massive buildup of troops in Washington ahead of the scheduled Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.