{"id":5175,"date":"2021-02-01T16:08:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T16:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/?p=5175"},"modified":"2021-02-01T17:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T17:41:40","slug":"maryland-national-guard-soldiers-return-from-the-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/2021\/02\/01\/maryland-national-guard-soldiers-return-from-the-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland National Guard Soldiers Return From the Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"804\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/210130-A-ME428-787-1024x804.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/210130-A-ME428-787-1024x804.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/210130-A-ME428-787-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/210130-A-ME428-787-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/210130-A-ME428-787-1536x1205.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/02\/210130-A-ME428-787-2048x1607.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><sup>U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 200th Military Police Company, Maryland Army National Guard, based in Catonsville, Maryland, return to their armory on Jan. 30, 2021 after completing their security mission at the U.S. Capitol Grounds in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Michael Fedner)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">About 800 members of the Maryland National Guard returned to Maryland Jan. 30 from the District of Columbia after supporting law enforcement in the nation\u2019s capital.<br><br>The MDNG contingent was part of the more than 26,000 National Guard men and women from various states and territories who responded to the capital to conduct security, communication and logistical missions in support of federal and D.C. authorities throughout the 59th Presidential Inauguration follow-on support to partner agencies.<br><br>\u201cWe can all be proud of our MDNG members who answered the call of duty in the nation\u2019s capital,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, Task Force Capitol Grounds Commander. \u201cDeploying on a short notice deployment\u2026took adaptability and professionalism. They have upheld the proud tradition of being a Citizen-Soldier\u2026 the Maryland Guard is always ready, always there.\u201d<br><br>In addition to supporting the mission in Washington, D.C., hundreds of MDNG members continue to support the COVID-19 response efforts by providing Mobile Vaccination Support Teams to local health departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MDNG Returns from Nation&#039;s Capital\" width=\"760\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/auNE9T_e_60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><sup>U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Chazz Kibler<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/210121-Z-OV020-2006_Compressed-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5166\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/210121-Z-OV020-2006_Compressed-3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/2021\/02\/01\/protecting-democracy-at-a-moments-notice\/protecting-democracy-at-a-moments-notice-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-5166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/210121-Z-OV020-2006_Compressed-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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