Milley said he saw rioters carrying military flags. 'There was some indication that an unknown number of veterans associated with the insurrection,' he said. He said most active-duty troops and veterans 'continue to serve honorably and uphold their oath to protect and defend the US Constitution.' For more than a week now, Milley has listened to analysts, read reports and viewed videos of the riots. In June 1996, a truck bomb demolished the Khobar Towers apartment complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, killing 19 U.S. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said. The nation’s military has a history of downplaying white nationalism and right-wing activism, but the siege of the. 'These people are not representative of our country's military,' Gen. Pentagon Accelerates Efforts to Root Out Far-Right Extremism in the Ranks. The military's examination of its ranks marks a new urgency for the Pentagon, which has a history of downplaying the rise of white nationalism and right-wing activism, even as Germany and other countries are finding a deep strain embedded in their armed forces. Another person with military service was shot and killed in the assault.

They include a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel from Texas, an Army officer from North Carolina and an Army reservist from New Jersey. The FBI investigation into the Capitol siege, still in its very early stages, has identified at least six suspects with military links out of the more than 100 people who have been taken into federal custody or the larger number still under investigation. 6, senior leaders of the 2.1 million active-duty and reserve troops have been grappling with fears that former or current service members will be found among the horde. US News: WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is intensifying efforts to identify and combat white supremacy and other far-right extremism in its ranks as federal investig. In the days since a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol on Jan. Reuters file photo of Pentagon building WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is intensifying efforts to identify and combat white supremacy and other far-right extremism in its ranks as federal investigators seek to determine how many military personnel and veterans joined the violent assault on the Capitol.

Pentagon accelerates efforts root out