{"id":37371,"date":"2021-01-12T21:51:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/12\/top-military-leaders-issue-warning-to-troops-after-capitol-insurrection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:12:27","slug":"top-military-leaders-issue-warning-to-troops-after-capitol-insurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/transition\/2021\/01\/12\/top-military-leaders-issue-warning-to-troops-after-capitol-insurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"Top military leaders issue warning to troops after deadly Capitol insurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department\u2019s top uniformed officials want<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/11\/how-many-troops-were-involved-in-the-capitol-riot-figuring-that-out-wont-be-easy\/\" target=_blank> service members<\/a> to know that Joe Biden is going to be their next commander in chief, and that any attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/07\/this-is-why-the-national-guard-didnt-respond-to-the-attack-on-the-capitol\/\" target=_blank>prevent a peaceful transition of power<\/a> will have consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an internal memo issued force-wide, the Joint Chiefs of Staff called out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/10\/have-gun-will-travel-national-guard-comes-to-dc-armed-and-ready-to-protect\/\" target=_blank>ransacking of the Capitol building<\/a> on Wednesday,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law,\u201d they wrote. \u201cThe rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition, and insurrection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\r\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter\u2019s signees include Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, his vice chairman, Air Force Gen. John Hyten, as well as Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday, Air Force Chief of Staff Charles \u201cCQ\u201d Brown, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Daniel Hokanson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs Service Members, we must embody the values and ideals of the Nation. We support and defend the Constitution,\u201d they wrote. \u201cAny act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of the attack, the Justice Department has opened 170 investigations and charged 70 participants in the protest-turned-riot at the Capitol, acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin said during a press conference Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those are two military veterans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/01\/09\/insurrectionist-zip-tie-guy-identified-as-retired-air-force-lieutenant-colonel\/\" target=_blank>a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel<\/a> and a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/01\/12\/qanon-shaman-charged-with-storming-the-capitol-is-a-navy-veteran\/\" target=_blank> junior-enlisted sailor<\/a>. Separately, the Army has opened an investigation into a Fort Bragg, North Carolina-based captain who traveled to D.C. to protest, though there is no evidence she was involved in storming the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/11\/cid-investigating-whether-army-infantry-officer-called-for-mass-murder-and-destruction-amid-racist-anti-government-reddit-screeds\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Army-subreddit-2.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">CID investigating whether Army infantry officer called for mass murder and destruction amid racist, anti-government Reddit screeds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Reserve Army Maj. William Jeffrey Poole is under investigation for far-right extremist activity online.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The issue of extremists in the military has periodically reared its head in recent years, with a renewed interest following Wednesday\u2019s attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While officials have said that individual cases, both in the past and perhaps as a result of the Capitol riot, will be investigated properly, leaders have not called for centrally tracking and monitoring those cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&#8230;investigations into service members fall under the services,\u201d a defense official told Military Times on Monday. \u201cIf the member is no longer in the military it would fall under [the Justice Department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than one-third of all active-duty troops and more than half of minority service members say they have personally witnessed examples of white nationalism or ideological-driven racism, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/02\/06\/signs-of-white-supremacy-extremism-up-again-in-poll-of-active-duty-troops\/\">2020 survey<\/a> of active-duty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/12\/17\/half-of-active-duty-service-members-are-unhappy-with-trump-new-military-times-poll-shows\/\">Military Times readers.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Army GEN Mark Milley CJCS talks about the right to peaceful protest. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MilitaryTimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MilitaryTimes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8qOKVC4W5L\">pic.twitter.com\/8qOKVC4W5L<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Howard Altman 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