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Federal Plan to Control D.C. Protests Taps 7,600 Personnel

  • Includes 1,700 active-duty military in reserve outside city
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff directorate compiles the daily tally
Members of an airborne military unit march outside the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington, DC. on June 4.

Members of an airborne military unit march outside the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington, DC. on June 4.

Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images

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The federal plan to contain continuing protests in Washington, D.C. currently employs about 7,600 civilian law enforcement, National Guard and active-duty Army personnel stationed just outside the city, an array of forces Attorney General William Barr and others say is justified to defend the capital at a time of unrest.

An internal document compiled for the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday and seen by Bloomberg News provides the most detailed breakdown of federal force numbers and locations as the government seeks to contain protests after the killing of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, at the hands of Minneapolis Police.