Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, 30, was employed as a security contractor at a Navy base when he was alleged to have breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, authorities said.
The military needs a program as part of the mandatory demobilization process to promote the deradicalization of service members, says the author of this commentary.
By Chris Buckley, Myrieme Churchill and Jacob Ware
In addition to communicating with Marines at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, about illegal firearms sales, the group discussed shooting protesters after scouting a Black Lives Matter rally and had participated in live-fire weapons training where participants displayed Nazi symbols, prosecutors allege in court documents unsealed Friday.
After several year of arrests and investigations of far-right service members and veterans, Congress is calling on the military to track their activity.