National Guard may be forced to cut training if not reimbursed $521M in costs securing Capitol

Facing a dire lack in funding, the National Guard could be forced to cut its training program beginning next month, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth warned before a Senate Appropriations Panel subcommittee Tuesday morning.

"Without those resources, the Guard . . . will find themselves with training issues," Wormuth said. She added that the Guard has already postponed some training and could begin to cancel training events beginning in July.  At the height of the Capitol security needs, around 26,000 guardsmen stood watch at the Capitol, after criticisms during the Jan. 6 breach that police faced an hours-long delay in receiving backup from the Guard. All remaining guardsmen returned home in May.