I was referring to the one in the link you provided as evidence that Alaska was defending the nation against Russia.
On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So are you saying the members of the Alaskan National Guard were >> flying those planes, > > I mentioned 18 violations in 1 year, not sure which one you're referring to. > > "Guardsmen do work in the section that patrols the air over Alaska," > Hayes added. > >> and that Sarah Palin was consulted before the >> commanders ordered the planes to fly? > > I didn't say she's commander Chief, but she's involved with the > nations defense in that area. > > http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/49md.htm > 49th Missile Defense Battalion (GMD) > > The 49th Missile Defense Battalion (GMD) was activated on January 22, > 2004 at Fort Greely. The battalion will provide operational control > and security over ground-based interceptors located in Alaska to > protect the nation from limited ballistic missile attacks. Alaska > National Guard Soldiers will man the battalion as part of their > homeland defense mission. > > This is the first unit of its kind. > > The battalion is part of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade > (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) headquartered in Colorado Springs, > Colo. The battalion, which at full-authorized strength will number 110 > soldiers, will provide operational control and security over > ground-based interceptors located in Alaska. > > Alaska National Guard soldiers will man the battalion as part of the > homeland defense mission. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:271227 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
