Capitol rioters included at least 21 ex-military and cops who were caught using combat-style tactics like walking 'ranger file' - as Pentagon claims white supremacists are recruiting inside US forces
The MAGA mob rioters who stormed the US Capitol last week included at least 21 current or former members of the US military or law enforcement, with many of them caught on camera using military-style tactics like the 'ranger file'. One particular photo of Trump supporters on the steps of the Capitol showed a line of men wearing combat helmets and body armor as they walked in a single-file line, each man holding the jacket collar of the one ahead. The formation, known as 'ranger file,' is standard operating procedure for a combat team that is 'stacking up' to breach a building - instantly recognizable to any US soldier or Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was a chilling sign that many at the vanguard of the mob that stormed the seat of American democracy either had military training or were trained by those who did. A review of public records, social media posts and videos carried out by the Associated Press has since identified nearly two dozen m