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fed_up_mother Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 03:42 PM
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Where's the article about our "some" of military coming home to "protect us"
Edited on Mon Sep-22-08 03:44 PM by fed_up_mother
In the case of hurricanes, civil unrest, what have you? I can't find it.

thanks very much
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grannie4peace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 03:47 PM
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1. a couple days ago
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OregonBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-22-08 04:09 PM
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2. Here you go.
Army Times

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.

For some reason the army times link no longer works but you can get the rest at:

http://www.militarytimes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1568518



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