{"id":66517,"date":"2021-05-28T20:47:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T20:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/28\/guard-helos-over-dc-protest-reasonable-but-confused-by-presidents-orders-dod-review-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:18:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:18:59","slug":"guard-helos-over-dc-protest-reasonable-but-confused-by-presidents-orders-dod-review-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/left-column\/2021\/05\/28\/guard-helos-over-dc-protest-reasonable-but-confused-by-presidents-orders-dod-review-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Guard\u2019s use of MedEvac helos over DC protests was \u2018reasonable,\u2019 Pentagon review says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of a UH-72 Lakota medical helicopter during last summer\u2019s protests in Washington, D.C., which flew low over a crowd and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/03\/dc-national-guard-will-investigate-actions-of-its-rotary-aircraft-during-george-floyd-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\">hit them with rotor-wash<\/a>, was reasonable given the declared emergency, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2021\/May\/27\/2002730396\/-1\/-1\/1\/DODIG%20REPORT%20NO.%202021-089.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">review completed<\/a> by the Department of Defense Inspector General.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump\u2019s broad guidance to \u201cflood the zone\u201d with military support before the incident on the night of June 1, 2020, justified the use of D.C. National Guard helicopters, DoD IG officials wrote in the review. However, the pilots were ill-prepared to support civilian authorities, as they lacked specific training and procedures to deal with civil disturbances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DoD IG \u201cfound no supporting evidence\u201d for an earlier Army investigation\u2019s conclusion that deploying medical evacuation assets violated regulations. A waiver is required to use MedEvac helicopters for other missions, but regulation allows deviations during emergencies, the review stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review suggested the D.C. Guard refine training and policies governing the use of helicopters during civil disturbances. After the review found \u201cboiler plate\u201d language in a memo authorizing Guard support, the DoD IG also advised the Pentagon to define \u201cwhat specific activities constitute domestic surveillance\u201d during future missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D.C. Guard officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The DoD IG review did not recommend any personnel face punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guardsmen were tapped during last summer\u2019s protests against police brutality that continued well past midnight multiple evenings, violating curfew in the District. The Guard had experience supporting large events, such as inaugurations, but their existing \u201cplans did not specifically address using aviation assets,\u201d according to the review.<\/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\/2020\/06\/04\/no-those-werent-active-duty-troops-on-the-streets-of-dc-last-night-officials-say\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0930.jpg.jpg?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\">No, those weren\u2019t active duty troops on the streets of DC last night, officials say<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Airmen and soldiers were largely stoic through the demonstrations near the White House, which remained peaceful Wednesday night.<\/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 use of helicopters was deemed \u201creasonable\u201d based on direction from Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, relayed through Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy, instructing the military to \u201cflood the zone\u201d and \u201cuse everything available\u201d to protect \u201cfederal property and symbols,\u201d the review reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brig. Gen. Robert Ryan, who led the D.C. Guard\u2019s Joint Task Force on Civil Disturbance, was offered Guard helicopters, including ones with MedEvac markings, to support his mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere was no regulation or policy that prohibited the [D.C. Guard] from using its helicopters to support civil disturbance operations,\u201d DoD IG officials wrote in their review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan was faulted, however, for not providing clear mission guidance to the helicopter pilots. Although those failures were not an \u201cissue of misconduct,\u201d the DoD IG recommended the D.C. Guard review Ryan\u2019s actions \u201cas matters of performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5178\" height=\"2913\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg 5178w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6512028.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5178px) 100vw, 5178px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert Ryan, commander, Joint Task Force &#8211; District of Columbia, speaks with senior leaders of Task Force Independence in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to district, state, and federal agencies through mid-March. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 2nd Lt. Ashley Goodwin) (Photo has been altered for security reasons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D.C. Guard pilots were poorly prepared for the challenges they faced last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircrews\u2019 Rules for the Use of Force were tailored to ground operations, and the pilots were not trained on integrating and using aviation assets in civil disturbance missions \u2014 both of which the DoD IG recommended be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilot who conducted the \u201clow hover\u201d over protesters testified that he believed the mission was to \u201clook at\u201d a crowd near the Capitol One Arena and possibly encourage them to disperse, according to the review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pilot thought police requested the mission, the DoD IG review stated, and the aircrews did select the UH-72 to perform the maneuver to limit rotor-wash.<\/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\/2020\/06\/03\/dc-national-guard-will-investigate-actions-of-its-rotary-aircraft-during-george-floyd-protest\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0755.jpg.jpg?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\">DC National Guard will investigate actions of its rotary aircraft during George Floyd protest<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Demonstrations were mostly peaceful Tuesday night but tensions rose in the early morning with bottles being thrown across the fence and law enforcement shooting pepper spray.<\/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\">\u201cDespite a lack of civil disturbance operations training, the crew of a UH-60 helicopter hovering over the demonstrators observed that if they descended below a certain altitude, their rotor-wash would reach personnel on the ground,\u201d DoD IG officials wrote. \u201cThey ascended to a higher altitude and called for a smaller UH-72 helicopter with less rotor-wash to replace them over the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of helicopters over a crowd of protesters raised objections, including in Congress, partially because of the image it conjured in many people\u2019s minds of a heavy-handed military presence in the District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClearly, the images of a UH-72A, particularly one marked with a Red Cross symbol, hovering over a crowd may have raised questions and concerns; however, [the Army IG] found this maneuver did not violate plans or regulations in place at the time, but identified an area for improvement and clarifications in Army policy,\u201d DoD IG officials wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The review also noted that Esper\u2019s approval letter for the use of D.C. 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