Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard and Air Guard are being called up for potential deployment to Washington, DC, for next week’s Presidential Inauguration.
The South Dakota Broadcasters Association confirmed yesterday (Jan. 14, 2021) an unknown number of Guard personnel are being assembled into a military Task Force, the purpose of which hasn’t been publicly divulged.
Governor Kristi Noem spokesperson Ian Fury confirmed the call up, but did not answer questions regarding the size of the Task Force, it’s authorized mission or potential deployment location. Fury says, “for operational security reasons, specific names of units, number of members and mission specifics will not be released.” Noem’s office does confirm the Task Force is being made up from units statewide, not any one specific company or battalion.
Privately, several members of the 235th Military Police Company based in Rapid City and Sioux Falls say they preparing to deploy to the District of Columbia ahead of next week’s Presidential Inaugural.
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