The US National Guard will wear special patches at Trump’s inauguration

Members of the US National Guard will wear special patches during Donald Trump’s inauguration to distinguish them from the police. About 7,800 guardsmen from 40 states will provide security for the event. About this UNN reports with reference to the AP agency.

Identification of servicemen will be facilitated by special patches with the motto of the Guard “Always ready, always near”. The patch depicts a soldier – a historical symbol of the Guard during the Revolutionary War.

According to Army Col. Larry Doan, the Guard’s senior commander, the key was to provide a way for the troops to distinguish themselves. “In this day and age, when it seems like everyone in law enforcement and everyone around me wants to wear the same camouflage that I do, it’s not easy,” Doan said. “There is a very, very long tradition in our country that the military does not want to bring order to the population, and we want to go along with that.”

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About 7,800 Guardsmen from more than 40 states and US territories will be on duty during the inauguration. They have reportedly already begun arriving in Washington.

Guardsmen will handle riot control, traffic control and other security, as well as monitoring and response teams for any chemical, biological or other explosive incidents. They will help serve 100 traffic control points and five metro stops.

Special services closely monitor possible threats. So far, officials say, they don’t see any significant risks and for now expect this inauguration to be more like the ones that happened eight, 12 or 16 years ago.

We will remind

Four years ago, when thousands of National Guardsmen and law enforcement officers blockaded Washington during racial protests and riots on January 6, the blur of camouflage and helmets made it almost impossible to tell the police from the military.

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