Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 11, 2021

U.S. Army soldiers from the New Jersey Army National Guard load their backpacks on to a bus at the National Guard Armory at Blackwood, N.J., Jan. 9, 2021. The soldiers are part of nearly 500 New Jersey Citizen-Soldiers and airmen deploying to Washington, D.C. (New Jersey National Guard/Mark C. Olsen)

Military.com: Pentagon Authorizes as Many as 15,000 Guardsmen to Support Inauguration

The head of the National Guard Bureau said Monday that there could be as many as 15,000 Guard troops in Washington, D.C., for Inauguration Day, more than doubling the number of personnel rushed to the city in the wake of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach.

"We have received support requests from the Secret Service, Capitol Police and Park Police, and have been authorized to provide up to 15,000 Guard members to meet current and future support needs," Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told reporters during a call-in roundtable.

Read more ....

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 11, 2021

Trump approves D.C. emergency declaration ahead of Biden inauguration -- The Hill

National Guard Troops Deploying to DC Will Come With Lethal Weapons -- Military.com

Security in D.C., state Capitols tightened amid inauguration threats -- UPI

Duckworth demands Pentagon investigate whether troops participated in Capitol riots -- The Hill

Army Investigates Fort Bragg Soldier for Attending Rally That Ended in US Capitol Breach -- Military.com

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Is Unlikely to Face Court-Martial in Capitol Riot, Experts Say -- Military.com

Lockheed Martin delivers HELIOS laser weapon to U.S. Navy -- UPI

U.S. Navy Amphibious Warship To Deploy With Anti-Ship Missiles Next Year -- Warzone/The Drive

U.S. Navy releases 10-year plan to compete with China, Russia -- UPI

If the Navy Gets the Next Decade Wrong, It Might Not Recover This Century: CNO -- Military.com