{"id":17003,"date":"2021-12-30T21:21:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T21:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/30\/the-pentagon-has-streamlined-the-process-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-dc\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:39:27","slug":"the-pentagon-has-streamlined-the-process-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/12\/30\/the-pentagon-has-streamlined-the-process-for-sending-national-guard-troops-into-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pentagon has streamlined the process for sending National Guard troops into DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot nears,<a href=\"https:\/\/dc%20guard%20official%20says%20the%20army%20is%20lying%20about%20its%20role%20in%20...https\/\/www.militarytimes.com%20%E2%80%BA%20news%20%E2%80%BA%202021\/12\/06%20%E2%80%BA%20d...\" target=\"_blank\"> arguments abound <\/a>over how the Defense Department responded to the attack, and whether there was a delay in activating the National Guard to secure the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In case something similar happens in the future, the procedure will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/05\/12\/former-acting-secdef-blames-media-hysteria-for-his-response-to-jan-6-insurrection\/\" target=\"_blank\">more simple than it was in early 2021<\/a>: federal agency requests will go through the DoD executive secretary, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2021\/Dec\/30\/2002916255\/-1\/-1\/1\/SECRETARY-OF-DEFENSE-MEMO-REGARDING-AUTHORITY-TO-APPROVE-DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA-GOVERNMENT-REQUESTS-FOR-DISTRICT-OF-COLUMBIA-NATIONAL-GUARD-SUPPORT-ASSISTANCE.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">memo from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<\/a> signed Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy clarifying and refining the request process, including outlining the required information needed to assess requests from Federal and local partners, the Department will be able to respond to requests efficiently, quickly, and effectively,\u201d Pentagon spokesman John Kirby wrote in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon hasn\u2019t received any requests in anticipation of anniversary demonstrations on Jan. 6, 2022, Army Lt. Col. Chris Mitchell, a DoD spokesman, told Military Times on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The change comes after a review Austin directed earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If National Guard assistance is required within 48 hours, the defense secretary will be the approval authority for activating the D.C. 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