Soldiers deployed to Washington DC area

Addis Ababa, June 3, 2020 (FBC) – Some 1,600 active duty soldiers have been flown to bases in the Washington DC area over the past 24 hours, the Pentagon says.

The move is a “prudent planning measure in response to ongoing support to civil authorities operations”, a spokesman said.

These soldiers – who were moved from Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum in New York – are not currently in DC but are “postured on military bases in the National Capitol Region”.

The move was authorised by Defence Secretary Mark Esper, according to BBC.

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