I don't know why this isn't all over the news. Can you say "Martial Law"?
----------- On Sep 22, 3:09 pm, Hollywood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > PA, > > Wait just one damn minute. Isn't that the just of local police and the > freakin' National Guard? What are these miserable rat-bastards up to > NOW? > > On Sep 22, 1:45 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > WTF?! Army 3rd Infantry is being sent home with a new assignment: > > "on-call federal response force for natural or manmade emergencies and > > disasters, including terrorist attacks. > > > They will be under the conrol of U.S. Army North, the first time this > > has ever happened. > > > What in the word does Bush/Cheney have planned for us now? Most > > people didn't like their little 9/11 surprise. I doubt they will like > > Bush/Cheney's latest suprise, as well. > > > --------------- > > > (BEGIN QUOTE) > > >http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/ > > > Brigade homeland tours start Oct. 1 > > > 3rd Infantry’s 1st BCT trains for a new dwell-time mission. Helping > > ‘people at home’ may become a permanent part of the active Army > > By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer > > Posted : Monday Sep 8, 2008 6:15:06 EDT > > > The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of > > the last 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping > > restore essential services and escorting supply convoys. > > > Now they’re training for the same mission — with a twist — at home. > > > Beginning Oct. 1 for 12 months, the 1st BCT will be under the day-to- > > day control of U.S. Army North, the Army service component of Northern > > Command, as an on-call federal response force for natural or manmade > > emergencies and disasters, including terrorist attacks. > > > It is not the first time an active-duty unit has been tapped to help > > at home. In August 2005, for example, when Hurricane Katrina unleashed > > hell in Mississippi and Louisiana, several active-duty units were > > pulled from various posts and mobilized to those areas. > > > But this new mission marks the first time an active unit has been > > given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom, a joint command established > > in 2002 to provide command and control for federal homeland defense > > efforts and coordinate defense support of civil authorities. > > > After 1st BCT finishes its dwell-time mission, expectations are that > > another, as yet unnamed, active-duty brigade will take over and that > > the mission will be a permanent one. > > > “Right now, the response force requirement will be an enduring > > mission. How the [Defense Department] chooses to source that and > > whether or not they continue to assign them to NorthCom, that could > > change in the future,” said Army Col. Louis Vogler, chief of NorthCom > > future operations. “Now, the plan is to assign a force every year.” > > > The command is at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., > > but the soldiers with 1st BCT, who returned in April after 15 months > > in Iraq, will operate out of their home post at Fort Stewart, Ga., > > where they’ll be able to go to school, spend time with their families > > and train for their new homeland mission as well as the > > counterinsurgency mission in the war zones. > > > Stop-loss will not be in effect, so soldiers will be able to leave the > > Army or move to new assignments during the mission, and the > > operational tempo will be variable.../ > > > (END OF QUOTE)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
