Though all Marines are trained to use bayonets, the U.S. Army removed this its standard training in 2010.
The Old Guard is the oldest active-duty infantry regiment in the Army and mostly performs ceremonial duties, including escorting the president, but its mission also includes providing security for Washington, D.C., in times of national emergency or civil disturbances.
Up to 800 members of the unit were on alert to the Washington D.C. protests last weekend, as stated in the letter to the House Armed Services Committee picked up by Bloomberg.for deployment to the protests with fixed bayonets. Key Background Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley apologized Thursday for participating in President Trump’s photoshoot with a bible outside of St. John’s Church, which came after the surrounding area was forcibly cleared of peaceful protesters. Milley
, “My presence in that moment and in that environment created a perception of the military involved in domestic politics.” they were uncomfortable with the way they were used to quell largely peaceful demonstrations. “The crowd was loud but peaceful, and at no point did I feel in danger, and I was standing right there in the front of the line,” said a National Guard official who spoke withanonymously.
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