Combat Brigade Ready for US Operations
Source: military.com / The Gazette
Combat Brigade Ready for US Operations
October 09, 2008
The Gazette, Colorado Springs,Colo.
If U.S. Northern Command needs troops to respond to a national emergency, commanders now have 4,000 Soldiers on alert to answer the call.
Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., which was created after the Sept. 11 attacks to coordinate the military response to everything from the aftermath of hurricanes to nuclear fallout, has relied primarily on part-time National Guard troops.
That changed last week with the Army announcing full combat brigade will be on alert for the next year, ready to roll out nationwide.
Despite conspiracy theories that this could be a first step toward martial law in the U.S., there won't be tanks on Main Street or active-duty troops putting down demonstrations. That is barred by federal law banning the military from being used on U.S. soil for domestic law enforcement.
Combat Brigade Ready for US Operations
October 09, 2008
The Gazette, Colorado Springs,Colo.
If U.S. Northern Command needs troops to respond to a national emergency, commanders now have 4,000 Soldiers on alert to answer the call.
Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., which was created after the Sept. 11 attacks to coordinate the military response to everything from the aftermath of hurricanes to nuclear fallout, has relied primarily on part-time National Guard troops.
That changed last week with the Army announcing full combat brigade will be on alert for the next year, ready to roll out nationwide.
Despite conspiracy theories that this could be a first step toward martial law in the U.S., there won't be tanks on Main Street or active-duty troops putting down demonstrations. That is barred by federal law banning the military from being used on U.S. soil for domestic law enforcement.
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