#Def. Sec. Esper reverses course, will keep troops near DC for protests
“Def. Sec. Esper reverses course, will keep troops near DC for protests” June 3, 2020 | 5:30pm Enlarge Image Defense Secretary Mark Esper AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper has reversed course and decided not to return active-duty troops to their home bases after they were deployed near Washington for possible…