Another person with military service was shot and killed in the assault. They include a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel from Texas, an Army officer from North Carolina and an Army reservist from New Jersey. investigation into the Capitol siege, still in its very early stages, has identified at least six suspects with military links out of the more than 100 people who have been taken into federal custody or the larger number still under investigation. 6, senior leaders of the 2.1 million active-duty and reserve troops have been grappling with fears that former or current service members will be found among the horde. the Pentagon’s Countering Extremism Working Group. There is no more ‘but I’m not like that’ talk. In the days since a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol on Jan. The leader of a Pentagon working group overseeing efforts to root out extremism in the military once said that any supporter of former President Donald Trump unequivocally supports extremism. He Pentagon is intensifying efforts to identify and combat white supremacy and other far-right extremism in its ranks as federal investigators seek to determine how many military personnel and veterans joined the violent assault on the Capitol. The nation’s military has a history of downplaying white nationalism and right-wing activism, but the siege of the Capitol has created a new urgency for dealing with them. At the rally and later at the Capitol breach, rioters were seen with Marine Corps flags, Army patches and Special Forces insignia.Pentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranksīy Eric Schmitt, Jennifer Steinhauer and Helene Cooper, The New York Times General Milley said he saw rioters carrying military flags. “There was some indication that an unknown number of veterans associated with the insurrection,” he said. Constitution.”įor more than a week now, General Milley has listened to analysts, read reports and viewed videos of the riots. He said most active-duty troops and veterans “continue to serve honorably and uphold their oath to protect and defend the U.S. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in an interview. “These people are not representative of our country’s military,” Gen. The military’s examination of its ranks marks a new urgency for the Pentagon, which has a history of downplaying the rise of white nationalism and right-wing activism, even as Germany and other countries are finding a deep strain embedded in their armed forces. The Pentagon is intensifying efforts to identify and combat white supremacy and other far-right extremism in its ranks as federal investigators seek to determine how many military personnel and veterans joined the violent assault on the Capitol. investigation into the Capitol siege, still in its very early stages, has identified at least six suspects with military links out of the more than 100 people who have been taken into federal custody or the larger number still under investigation. Pentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranks. 6, senior leaders of the 2.1 million active-duty and reserve troops have been grappling with fears that former or current service members will be found among the horde. Across The Internet, A Game Of Whac-A-Mole Is Underway To Root Out Extremism: As big tech companies 'deplatform' domestic extremists, the far-right is innovating around this clampdown by embracing and in some instances creating novel technologies, experts say. In the days since a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol on Jan. WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is intensifying efforts to identify and combat white supremacy and other far-right extremism in its ranks as federal investigators seek to determine how many military personnel and veterans joined the violent assault on the Capitol. Pentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranks The nation’s military has a history of downplaying white nationalism and right-wing activism, but the siege of the Capitol has created a new urgency for dealing with them.īy Eric Schmitt, Jennifer Steinhauer and Helene Cooper
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