This morning.
Washington DC, USA
Ahead of tomorrow’s Presidential inauguration ceremony…
…the scale of the security effort can be put into perspective by comparing the number of Guard members in Washington to the number of troops currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. National Guard members have been arriving in the U.S. capital from all over the country and it is estimated that 25,000 will be present for the inauguration.
That’s five times as high as troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan combined with around 2,500 service members serving in each country, according to a recent Department of Defense press release.
Washington D.C. Troop Levels Are Five Times As High As In Iraq & Afghanistan Combined (Forbes)
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