A U.S. Army Soldier with Charlie Company, 1-114th Infantry

A U.S. Army Soldier with Charlie Company, 1-114th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, packs his bag at the National Guard Armory at Blackwood, N.J., Jan. 9, 2021. The Soldiers are part of nearly 500 New Jersey Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen deploying to Washington, D.C. The mission is to support the District of Columbia National Guard and local law enforcement, providing security, protection of national monuments, and ensuring the peaceful transfer of power. The mission will last at a minimum until Inauguration Day Jan. 20. In addition to the 114th, Soldiers from the 102nd Cavalry Regiment and the 508th Military Police Company, as well as Airmen from the 108th Wing and 177th Fighter Wing will be deploying in support of this mission. (New Jersey National Guard photo by Mark C. Olsen)