The Pentagon is to start training for service members leaving the military to prevent them being radicalized by violent extremists, as part of the country's first domestic terrorism strategy due to be unveiled on Tuesday.
It follows a review that found the most dangerous elements of the threat today come from white supremacists and anti-government extremists.
The strategy includes $100 million for the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security for analysts, prosecutors and investigators.
'In addition, the Department of Defense is incorporating training for servicemembers separating retirements in the military, who may potentially be targeted by those who seek to radicalise them,' said an administration official.
The move follows revelations that a disproportionate number of people arrested during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were active military personnel or veterans.
Experts in domestic terrorism have long warned that far-right militants were targeting people with military or law enforcement training for recruitment.
The new strategy brackets the Capitol assault - when thousands of Trump supporters descended on Congress - with mass shootings at a synagogue in Pittsburgh and a Walmart in El Paso as part of the country's 'tragic history' of domestic terrorism
The strategy will also address the danger of 'insider threats' within the military or security agencies.
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