Pentagon Moves Troops Into Washington Region Amid Riots

National Guard troops arrive at the Joint Force Headquarters of the D.C. National Guard in Washington on June 2, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Department of Defense moved about 1,600 troops near Washington as rioting continued in multiple U.S. cities.

The movement was described as “a prudent planning measure in response to ongoing support to civil authorities operations” by Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman.