Guard units train for militia attacks
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 03. Jul, 2009 | No Comments
Silas Allen
News Tribune
July 3, 2009
It isn’t easy being an insurgent in Neosho, Mo.
The long hours. The blistering heat. And, of course, constantly having to come up with new ways of haassing the Missouri National Guardsmen training in the area.
Such was the case for several members of the headquarters detachment of the 229th Multifunctional Medical Battalion.
During [...]
Heavy military presence in Honduras after coup
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 29. Jun, 2009 | 12 Comments
CNN
June 29, 2009
Honduras remained calm but tense Monday as military troops who removed President Jose Manuel Zelaya a day earlier ringed the presidential palace and demonstrations broke out nearby.
The Telesur TV network showed images of troops, tanks and other military assets deployed around the presidential grounds.
The station, which is privately owned but partially funded by [...]
HOMELAND SECURITY AND US ARMY PLAN INVASION OF STATES
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 26. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Jim Kouri
NWV News
June 26, 2009
The Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security recently hosted a teleconference for law enforcement agencies and associations such as the National Association [...]
Congress to CIA: Review Gulf War illness info
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 24. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
Kelly Kennedy
Air Force Times
June 24, 2009
After a former CIA employee told a team created to investigate Gulf War illness that 1.5 million documents exist detailing poisonous gas exposures during Operation Desert Storm, Congress is asking the CIA to review the secret classifications of those documents.
“Ill Desert Storm veterans have been waiting for years for our [...]
Air defense exercise to test NORTHCOM response
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 18. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
First Air Force
WMBB ABC
June 18, 2009
Months of planning and preparations will soon be tested as Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors gear up for a major U.S. Northern Command air defense exercise here beginning today.
Exercise Amalgam Dart „09 will take place here and in nearby Warrenton, Ore., and will continue through Saturday. It is one of several [...]
NORAD and USNORTHCOM exercise planned for mid-June
Posted by Xander in Headlines on 15. Jun, 2009 | No Comments
PETERSON AFB, Colo.
Monday, June 15, 2009
North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are planning to conduct a combined exercise June 18 – 24 that will incorporate several military exercises with a National Guard exercise. These linked exercises are referred to as ARDENT SENTRY 09. Events will take place in multiple venues across the [...]