War News Updates: Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 19, 2021

Members of the National Guard patrol near the Capitol building on Tuesday morning. Two National Guardsman are now being removed from the inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties to fringe right group militias after the Guard's chief said he wasn't concerned about the potential for insider threats

Daily Mail: Two National Guardsmen are removed from inauguration security after ties to 'fringe right group militias' emerge - but general says he is NOT concerned 'at all' about idea of insider threat as his 25,000 'ready for anything' troops patrol DC

* An Army official and a senior US intelligence official confirmed on Tuesday that the two National Guard members had been removed from the mission to secure Joe Biden's inauguration

* Officials say they were found to have ties to fringe right group militias. It is not clear what fringe group the Guard members belonged to or what unit they served in

* It comes after it was revealed that the FBI was vetting all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event amid concerns of insider threats

* National Guard General Daniel Hokanson had earlier said the 25,000 armed troops that are now protecting Washington DC are 'trained and ready for anything'

* The National Guard said troops from all 50 states are supporting law enforcement for the inauguration

* He said he wasn't concerned about the potential for insider threat after it emerged the FBI was vetting Guardsman

* In addition to Guardsman, the Pentagon has authorized 750 active-duty troops with expertise in chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological and explosives

* Attempts to fortify DC have been ongoing ever since the January 6 insurrection at Capitol with the city now an armed fortress fenced off with razor wire

Two National Guardsmen are now being removed from the inauguration security mission after they were found to have ties to fringe right group militias after the Guard's chief said he wasn't concerned about the potential for insider threats.

An Army official and a senior US intelligence official confirmed on Tuesday that the two National Guard members had been removed from the mission to secure Joe Biden's inauguration. It is not clear what fringe group the Guard members belonged to or what unit they served in. No plot against Biden was found.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 19, 2021

12 Army National Guard members removed from mission to secure Biden inauguration -- AP

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