New Rapid-Response Forces to Bolster Homeland Defense Mission

[Joanne98]

By Gerry J. Gilmore
DefenseLink.mil
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2008 – Pentagon officials have established a new rapid-response joint task force and plan to create two more in coming years to bolster assistance to civil authorities following potential chemical, biological or nuclear attacks or natural disasters, a senior U.S. official said here yesterday.

The new units will team with other federal agencies in support of local responders following chemical, biological or nuclear terror attacks on the homeland or during natural disasters, Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and Americas’ security affairs, told American Forces Press Service and Pentagon Channel reporters.

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The first new 4,700-member task force was assigned to a component of U.S. Northern Command on Oct. 1, McHale said. The new unit, he said, is built around a core of active-duty soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Stewart, Ga. This task force, he said, falls under the control of Northcom’s Joint Force Land Component Command, U.S. Army North, in San Antonio.

Plans are to stand up the other two new joint task forces in 2010 and 2011, respectively, McHale said. These units, he said, mostly will comprise reserve component personnel from all the military services.

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They is NO WAY Republicans from Georgia are going to patrol my streets!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. So we get around posse comitatus

because who will decide on these "disasters"?

[ixion]

2. no, no, no...

restore Posse Comitatus and stop the militarization of our society.

[Phred42]

3. Preparing to put down Insurrections and Riots

anywhere in the US at a moments notice. The 60's Riots scared the hell out of the Oligarchy and they will not allow that to be repeated.

[sarcasmo]

4. When we are all hungry and jobless and homeless they will roar in with guns blazing.

Our government knew this collapse was coming and here is their response. A 4700 member task force on our soil to use against our citizens.

[boomerbust]

5. After the last month

These troops should be deployed right om the MASON DIXON.