The ones I saw deplaning at Andrews Air Force base were most certainly armed. About one in four were carrying their M-16s, looked just like AR-15s, and the assumption is the rest had theirs packed, which means (I should think) that some of them were providing force security, which seems pretty series tome.
Appreciate the confirmation. The videos of NG at the Capitol grounds had not been armed, but I’m stuck on a cell phone sized screen, so there’s that.