Virginia National Guard Soldiers board buses as they prepare to leave Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2021. More than 2,400 Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen traveled to Washington, D.C., in January 2021, to assist civilian law enforcement with security operations before and after the 59th Presidential Inauguration. The large-scale, short-notice mission in the middle of a pandemic required a massive transportation plan unique to all involved.