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National Guard troops in front of the Lincoln memorial ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. Credit: WINK News There are tens of thousands of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. The effort required to coordinate all those troops is massive, especially with all of them on such high alert. The 600 soldiers and airmen from Florida are working 24 hours a day. Their main duty is securing the National Mall and the monuments. Each shift starts with an update on the latest threats. “We are kept up to date through… here in the capital, [at] any time, there’s a slew of different intelligence agencies, so that information does trickle down to the soldiers,” said Capt. Alexander Emrich. “So we do update them on any immediate threats as well as any more conceptual threats.” Submit Copyright ©2024 Fort Myers Broadcasting. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without prior written consent.