[Grovenet] US Army Brigade assigned to active duty inside USA

[Steven]

Somebody will have to stop the race riots when Obama loses.
Then again, if it is anything like sporting events, maybe to stop the riots
if Obama wins.

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> From: grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com [mailto:grovenet-bounces at rdrop.com]On
> Behalf Of David Morelli
> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:20 PM
> To: grovenet
> Subject: [Grovenet] US Army Brigade assigned to active duty inside USA
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> 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.
>
>
> http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/
>
> Is it just me, or shouldn't their duties be handled by state National
> Guard units?
>
> David
>
>
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