For a brief period after the Sept 11 attacks, the National Guard was posted in airports, presumably to make skittish American passengers feel safer. This was di

For a brief period after the Sept 11 attacks, the National Guard was posted in airports, presumably to make skittish American passengers feel safer. This was discontinued a long time ago. I remember travelling to a very small, remote airport (SGU) that had 3-4 flights per day during that time and feeling quite sorry for what were apparently the most bored National Guard soldiers of all time standing guard in an empty waiting room.