Iowa National Guard Adjutant General Ben Corell says 250 Iowa Guard soldiers and airmen are being deployed to Washington, D.C. to provide security for next week’s inauguration.

The governor signed off on the deployment Wednesday night. Corell says the Iowa Guard members are being given time to notify their employers, say good-bye to their families and pack up their winter weather gear.

Corell says the Guard stands ready to provide security at the Capitol in Des Moines, but state officials believe state and metro police will be sufficient.