And it would require the permission of various authorities, depending on where the Guard members were stationed. As of Thursday evening, he said Guard members in D.C. are being allowed to wear their ballistic helmets. Officer Brian D. Sicknick, 42, was hit in the head with a fire extinguisher, two law enforcement officials said. As the chaos at the Capitol played out, the Pentagon moved to activate Guard members in five nearby states, to bolster the D.C. National Guard and law enforcement already in the city. All together, 6,200 Guard members have been activated, and are expected to arrive in D.C. over the next few days.

Source: ABC News January 08, 2021 20:52 UTC