As members of North Carolina’s National Guard patrol the streets and metro tunnels of Washington, D.C. they’re struck by the eerie quiet.
“It’s not like any other time I’ve been to D.C.,” said Lieutenant Colonel Jim McVeigh, the commander of the 105th Engineer Battalion. “I think the word we keep hearing is ‘unprecedented’ that we have this much support up here.”
McVeigh is referring to the 25,000 National Guardsmen and women who have descended upon the nation’s capital in recent days, tasked with helping secure a safe transition of power on Inauguration Day.
North Carolina sent 300 members of the guard to lend their support to the mission.
Their assignment is to assist Metro police with keeping the transit system safe and helping ensure people attending the event have the freedom to move around.
“There’s a lot of checkpoints and a lot of security measures that are put in place,” McVeigh said.
wcnc.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/north-carolina-national-guard-protecting-metro-stations-from-potential-threats-unrest-on-inauguration-day/275-65ed6995-7bb3-4a2c-854a-8d8495edda9e
- NC National Guard protecting metro stations from potential threats, unrest on Inauguration Day ( Download)
- 300 NC National Guard troops sent to DC for Joe Biden inauguration ( Download)
- Washington to close metro stations, Delta bans guns to DC ahead of inauguration ( Download)
- LIVE: ABC News Live - Tuesday, October 8 | ABC News ( Download)
- WATCH: Vance, Walz face off in 2024 Vice Presidential Debate, Hosted by CBS News | NBC News NOW ( Download)
- Watch NBC News NOW Live - September 17 ( Download)
- LIVE: ABC News Live - Friday, September 20, 2024 ( Download)
- Watch NBC News NOW Live - September 25 ( Download)
- Euronews English Live ( Download)
- House panel holds a hearing on January 6 failures ( Download)
- Trump's final year as President: Part Two| 7 News Australia ( Download)
- LIVE: NBC News NOW - Sept. 17 ( Download)
- Good Morning San Antonio : Jan 20, 2021 ( Download)
- Live: Day 4 Of Donald Trump's Impeachment Trial In The Senate | NBC News ( Download)
- Watch NBC News NOW Live - September 23 ( Download)
