National Guard provides support for inauguration
Published 5:31 pm Wednesday, January 18, 2017
- Submitted photo Mississippi National Guardsmen prepare to board a 172nd Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster aircraft for travel to Washington D.C. Wednesday. The citizen soldiers and airmen will be among the more than 7,500 guardsmen from nearly 40 states and territories to supplement security, communications, logistical support, medical assistance and other support to civilian authorities during the 58th Presidential Inauguration.
Approximately 150 Mississippi National Guardsmen – including about 15 members of the 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian – are in Washington, D.C. to provide support for the 58th Presidential Inauguration ceremony on Friday.
The joint team will conduct missions in support of the Joint Task Force – District of Columbia (JTF-DOC). Their activities will include traffic control, crowd management, communications, public affairs and chaplain support operations.
The Army Guard group is made up of soldiers from Canton’s 112th Military Police Battalion, Brandon’s 113th Military Police Company, and Clinton’s 114th Military Police Company. Air National Guard personnel from Flowood’s 172nd Airlift Wing and Meridian’s 186th Air Refueling Wing are also included in the task force’s effort to augment the U.S. Secret Service, Capitol Police and D.C. Metropolitan Police forces.
The Mississippi National Guard team joins more than 7,500 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, from 44 states, three territories and the District of Columbia for inauguration support.
