{"id":54475,"date":"2020-06-24T16:26:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T16:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/24\/dc-national-guard-troops-activated-to-help-protect-monuments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:23:02","slug":"dc-national-guard-troops-activated-to-help-protect-monuments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/24\/dc-national-guard-troops-activated-to-help-protect-monuments\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of DC National Guard troops activated to help protect monuments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/07\/national-guard-moving-out-of-dc-as-questions-remain-about-how-military-handled-george-floyd-protests\/\" target=_blank>District of Columbia National Guard<\/a> has activated about 400 troops to stand watch around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/06\/01\/protesters-damage-veterans-affairs-headquarters-several-dc-war-monuments\/\" target=_blank>downtown D.C.<\/a>, a spokesman has confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Parks Police have requested back-up, Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Craig Clapper said in a statement, to prevent damage to monuments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe District of Columbia National Guard is responding to a request to support law enforcement officials and has dispatched unarmed personnel, with others on stand-by,\u201d Clapper said. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/06\/22\/trumps-tulsa-rally-posed-little-issue-for-oklahoma-national-guard\/\" target=_blank>Activated Guardsmen<\/a> are expected to provide security for local monuments and critical infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clapper did not immediately respond to a request for clarification on the perceived threat to the monuments or how long the mission would last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince activated, none of the activated National Guard members have been dispatched to actual monument locations to provide assistance to the NPP,\u201d Clapper said. \u201cThey remain on standby at the National Guard Armory at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, local police cleared out tents and other structures erected near the White House,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/public-safety\/president-trump-tweets-protesters-will-be-met-with-serious-force-if-they-establish-autonomous-zone\/2020\/06\/23\/32141184-b555-11ea-aca5-ebb63d27e1ff_story.html\" target=_blank> the Washington Post reported<\/a>, part of an attempt to establish an autonomous zone similar to the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone \/Organized Protest that sprung up in Seattle earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A protest group on Tuesday unsuccessfully attempted to topple a statue of President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square.<\/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\/22\/after-covid-19-and-protest-response-the-national-guard-is-gearing-up-for-a-rough-hurricane-season\/\" 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\/170827-A-ZW944-001H.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\">After COVID-19 and protest response, the National Guard is gearing up for a rough hurricane season<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Guard is expecting about a third more storms this year than last, and many of its troops will be activated for the second or third time in as many months.<\/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\">This is the second such mobilization for D.C. 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