军方正在调查是否有现役军人可能参与了在上周对美国国会大厦的袭击中。国会大厦发生的令人震惊的事件促使参谋长联席会议向所有军人发出内部备忘录，谴责这场骚乱，确认乔·拜登将成为下一任总司令，并指出任何破坏宪法程序的行为都是“违法的”。
一名国防官员表示，布拉格堡官员正在审查一名陆军军官的说法，即她只是在国会大厦发生暴力事件之前参加了集会，并试图确定是否有其他基地人员作为一个来到华盛顿的团体的一部分加入了她。心理行动官员承认带领了一百名北卡罗来纳州居民参加集会。
美国军事人员被允许参加政治活动，只要他们在自己的时间参加，并且不穿军装。
一名军人参加袭击美国国会大厦之前的集会或游行就属于这一类。但是，军事部门会看是否有军事人员发挥了作用安全漏洞中的角色在国会大厦和任何暴力事件，这可能导致纪律处分。
在国会大厦被捕的几个人是退伍军人他们曾经在军队中服役，但是美国广播公司新闻回顾记录显示他们中没有人现在在军队中服役。
暴力事件促使美国最高军事领导人发布了一份内部备忘录，提醒军队他们宣誓保护宪法，并在1月20日，拜登将成为下一任总司令。
由参谋长联席会议所有成员签署的备忘录称:“2021年1月6日华盛顿特区的暴力骚乱是对美国国会大厦和我们的宪法程序的直接攻击。”
“我们目睹了国会大厦内不符合法治的行为，”备忘录补充说。“言论和集会自由的权利并不赋予任何人诉诸暴力、煽动叛乱和暴动的权利。”
“我们支持和捍卫宪法，”它说。“任何破坏宪法程序的行为不仅违背我们的传统、价值观和誓言;这是违法的。
周一，伊利诺伊州参议员谭美·达克沃斯。，给代理国防部长克里斯·米勒写了一封信，要求国防部的犯罪调查组织与联邦调查局和国会警察合作，调查可能参与袭击的现任和退休军人。如果有任何军人参与了国会大厦的活动，她敦促米勒“采取适当行动，根据《军事司法统一法典》追究个人责任。”
杜克沃斯写道:“维护良好的秩序和纪律要求美国武装部队根除渗入军队并威胁我们国家安全的极端分子。”。
五角大楼高级发言人乔纳森·霍夫曼(Jonathan Hoffman)周一表示，五角大楼的立场一直是不容忍军队中的极端分子。
霍夫曼说:“我们有任何努力、任何机会来识别有极端行为问题的个人，他们的倾向都会得到解决。”。"他们将被移交给适当的机构来解决这个问题."
据美国广播公司新闻报道，这四个军事部门表示，他们已经在与执法部门合作，或者准备这样做，以确定他们的服务成员是否在国会大厦。
海军和海军陆战队向美国广播公司新闻提供的一份声明称:“海军刑事调查局(NCIS)正在与我们的联邦执法合作伙伴密切协调，以确定是否有任何DON附属人员参与了2021年1月6日在国会大厦的犯罪活动。”
空军表示，其特别调查办公室“随时准备协助民事执法部门对涉嫌违反法律的人进行调查。”
“极端主义在我们的队伍中没有立足之地。一名军方官员表示:如果我们发现极端主义案件，我们将调查每一个案件，并让人们承担相应的责任。
在北卡罗莱纳州的布拉格堡，军队已经确认正在审查艾米丽·何晓乐上尉参加椭圆集会的事宜。
“我们的指挥官知道艾米丽·何晓乐上尉1月6日出现在国会大厦，目前正在调查以确定她确切参与的事实，”第一特种部队司令部(空降)发言人丹·莱萨尔少校说。
莱萨德说:“目前还不清楚她是否违反了任何法律或法规，因为国防部鼓励武装部队成员履行公民义务，只要他们的行为符合国防部的政策，并且不损害军队的良好秩序和纪律。”
调查将决定指挥部是否有必要采取进一步行动。
“我是一个普通公民，在我的权利范围内做一切正确的事情，”何晓乐周日告诉美联社。
一名国防部官员说，军方正在审查何晓乐小组中的其他人是否也是驻扎在基地的现役人员。
与此同时，对军人可能参与暴力的担忧导致国会山官员对退伍军人进行了非同寻常的外联。
知名退伍军人被要求发表声明，劝阻军人参加围绕即将到来的总统就职典礼的抗议活动。
“作为军人，我们为捍卫宪法保障的言论自由权利而战。但1月6日对美国国会大厦的袭击与言论自由无关，而是一场叛乱，”米克·马尔罗伊和埃里克·奥莱希在一份联合声明中说。退役海军陆战队队员穆尔罗伊和退役海军海豹突击队队员奥莱希都是美国广播公司新闻的撰稿人。
他们写道:“任何参与的军人都违背了他们捍卫美国宪法的誓言——反对一切国内外的敌人。”。
“作为老兵，我们必须团结在我们国家所代表的价值观和原则周围，”声明继续说道。“我们必须一起谴责那些违背保卫我们国家的誓言的人。虽然我们可能有政治分歧，但我们必须捍卫我们的民主。”
Military investigating whether service members participated in US Capitol assault
The military services are looking into whether any active-duty military personnelmay have participatedin the assault on the U.S. Capitol last week. The stunning events at the Capitol prompted the Joint Chiefs of Staff to issue an internal memo to all service members condemning the riot, confirming that Joe Biden will be the next commander in chief and noting that any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is "against the law."
Fort Bragg officials are reviewing an Army officer's claims that she only participated in the rally prior to the violence at the Capitol building and are also trying to determine if other base personnel joined her as part of a group that came to Washington, said a defense official. The psychological operations officer has acknowledged leading a group of 100 North Carolina residents to the rally.
U.S. military personnel are allowed to participate in political events as long as they do so on their own time and are not in military uniform.
A service member's participation in the rally or march that preceded the assault on the U.S. Capitol would fall into that category. However, the military services will look at whether any military personnel played arole in the security breachat the Capitol building and any ofthe violent events, which could result in disciplinary action.
Several individuals arrested at the Capitol wereveteranswho had once served in the military, but an ABC News review of records shows none of them is currently serving in the military.
The violence prompted America's top military leaders to issue an internal memo reminding troops that they are sworn to protect the Constitution and that on on Jan. 20, Biden will become the next commander in chief.
"The violent riot in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021 was a direct assault on the U.S. Capitol building, and our Constitutional process," said the memo, signed by all the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"We witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law," the memo added. "The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection."
"We support and defend the Constitution," it said. "Any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law," it continued.
On Monday, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D- Ill., sent a letter to acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller requesting that Defense Department's criminal investigative organizations work with the FBI and Capitol Police to investigate current and retired military who may have participated in the assault. And if any service members did participate in the events at the Capitol, she urged Miller "to take appropriate action to hold individuals accountable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."
"Upholding good order and discipline demands that the U.S. Armed Forces root out extremists that infiltrate the military and threaten our national security," wrote Duckworth.
Jonathan Hoffman, the Pentagon's top spokesman, said on Monday that the Pentagon's stance has always been to not tolerate extremists in the ranks.
"Any effort, any opportunity we have to identify individuals that have extremist behavior issues, tendencies they will be addressed," said Hoffman. "They will be referred to appropriate authorities for addressing that."
Contacted by ABC News, the four military services said they were already cooperating with law enforcement or preparing to do so to determine if any of their service members were at the Capitol.
"NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is coordinating closely with our federal law enforcement partners to determine if any DON-affiliated personnel participated in criminal activity at the Capitol Jan. 6, 2021," said a statement provided to ABC News by the Navy and the Marine Corps.
The Air Force said its Office of Special Investigations is "ready to assist civilian law enforcement in any investigations into suspected violators of the law."
"There is no place for extremism in our ranks. If we find case of extremism we will investigate each case and hold people appropriately accountable, said an Army official.
At Fort Bragg in North Carolina, the Army has confirmed that it is reviewing Capt. Emily Rainey's participation at the rally at the Ellipse.
"Our command is aware of Capt. Emily Rainey's presence at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and is currently investigating to determine the facts as to her exact involvement," said Maj. Dan Lessard, a spokesperson for 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne).
"It is unclear if she violated any laws or regulations, as the DoD encourages members of the Armed Forces to carry out the obligation of citizenship, so long as their actions are in keeping with DoD policy and do not impair the good order and discipline of the service," said Lessard.
The investigation will determine whether further actions by the command are warranted.
"I was a private citizen and doing everything right and within my rights," Rainey told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The Army is reviewing whether any of the other people in Rainey's group were also active-duty personnel stationed at the base, said a defense official.
Meanwhile, concerns about the possibility that military service members may have participated in the violence has led to an extraordinary outreach to veterans made by Capitol Hill officials.
Prominent veterans have been asked to issue statements that would dissuade service members from participating in protests surrounding the upcoming presidential inauguration.
"As members of the military, we fought to defend our constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech. But the attack against the U.S. Capitol on January 6th was not about free speech, it was an insurrection," Mick Mulroy and Eric Oehlerich said in a joint statement. Mulroy, a retired Marine, and Oehlerich, a retired Navy SEAL, are both ABC News contributors.
"Any military member who participated violated their oath to defend the United States' Constitution -- against all enemies, foreign and domestic," they wrote.
"As veterans, we must unite around the values and the principles for which our nation stands," the statement continued. "Together, we must condemn those who have violated their oath to defend our nation. While we may have political disagreements, we must defend our democracy."
