In March, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin overruled the chief of the National Guard Bureau, who had written a memo expressing concern with keeping some 2,000+ troops stationed at the Capitol.

Though the duty posting is "temporary," Bobby Christine said the precise length of the assignment is undetermined.

Speaking to reporters Monday, Col. Jean Paul Laurenceau, chief of future operations for the National Guard Bureau, said it is not yet clear how many Guard troops will be needed or requested this year.

Though the duty posting is "temporary," Bobby Christine said the precise length of the assignment is undetermined.

Serving at his National Guard rank, Army Maj. Gen. Bobby Christine will be acting general counsel for the National Guard Bureau, the federal agency that regulates the nation's Army and Air National ...