{"id":56182,"date":"2021-05-18T17:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/18\/guard-leaders-eye-end-to-capitol-hill-border-security-missions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:05:19","slug":"guard-leaders-eye-end-to-capitol-hill-border-security-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/18\/guard-leaders-eye-end-to-capitol-hill-border-security-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Guard leaders eye end to Capitol Hill, border security missions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National Guard leaders expect their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/14\/lawmakers-propose-200-million-for-new-guard-quick-reaction-force-to-aid-capitol-security\/\" target=\"_blank\">mission on Capitol Hill<\/a> to end this month and expect their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2021\/03\/16\/border-deployments-could-be-extended-past-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">deployment on the southern U.S. border<\/a> to wrap up in September, potentially lessening the grueling operations tempo for the force in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Daniel Hokanson said the 2,300 troops currently providing security to the halls of Congress are scheduled to end that mission on May 23 and \u201cwe are not aware of any requirement beyond that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of guardsmen on Capitol Hill swelled to nearly 26,000 troops in the days after the Jan. 6 violent attack on Congress and before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Joe Biden.<\/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\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/05\/14\/lawmakers-propose-200-million-for-new-guard-quick-reaction-force-to-aid-capitol-security\/\" 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\/AP21062845661841.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\">Lawmakers propose $200 million for new Guard quick reaction force to aid Capitol security<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The quick reaction force would fall under the District of Columbia Air National Guard.<\/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\">Lawmakers have discussed the possibility of a military \u201cquick reaction\u201d force to help supplement Capitol Police forces in the event of future emergencies. That idea \u2014 recommended earlier this year by a security review task force led by retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honor\u00e9 \u2014 could cost up to $200 million for a permanent or semi-permanent deployment of troops in the nation\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hokanson said currently deployed troops won\u2019t remain in place in Washington while that debate unfolds in coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur folks will all go home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, about 3,500 Guard troops stationed on the U.S. southern border supporting Department of Homeland Security activities are expected to wrap up their tours by the end of September. 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