by Vision Strike | Jul 23, 2014 | Battle Rattle, Everything Else, In the News, Military News & Press, Veterans, Vision Strike Wear, Vision Strike Wear Blog Categories, Vision Strike Wear Products
National Guard Mobilized in 3 US States
Texas National Guard Mobilized to USA – Mexico Border
National Guard Mobilized in 3 US States . We support the Texas Army National Guard 100% and we are sure that they will complete their mission with honor and effectiveness. However, what’s the point of them being there? The children coming across the border are not trying to evade capture, they are trying to be captured.
They know that U.S. law requires that each of them gets evaluated by a court. And with the system as clogged as it already is they know they have a pretty good chance to stay here for a while. So what will the National Guard do beside cost Texas taxpayers money? (source: The Arizona Republic)
Governor Rick Perry is using this wildy popular stance to make a political statement at the cost of $1.3 MILLION per WEEK.
“If the federal government does not do its constitutional duty to secure the Southern border of the United States, the state of Texas will do it.”
Should the Texas National Guard be at the border? If they are stopping illegal immigration, we are all for it, but if all they are doing is being taken away from their homes and families to boost Rick Perry’s political capital, I say send em back home!
Do you think they should be there? Tell us in the comments!
Oregon National Guard and Washington National Guard Mobilized To Fight Forest Fires
Oregon’s Governor John Kitzhaber followed Washington State in declaring an emergency Wednesday night to bring in the National Guard to battle 13 wildfires, many of which are raging through the central part of the state.
More than 400 people were assigned to fight the fires, according to USA Today, including one that had burned through more than 2,000 acres in Mitchell, nearly 200 miles southeast of Portland. Some of the fires were started by lightning strikes on Friday and were expected to expand, assisted by the weather, which was hot and windy, the report added. (source: Business Times)
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by Frost Call | Dec 10, 2013 | Commentary, Military News & Press, Slogan of the Week
Comprised of two military branches, Army and Air Force, the National Guard, is certainly a reserve military force to be reckoned with. It’s state militia units are federally recognized as part of the United States’ armed forces, whether active or inactive. Citizen soldiers make up the National Guard, working civilian jobs part time and serving in the military part time as well.
Since its inception in 1636, the National Guard has been and will always be ready to mobilize its units for active duty to supplement regular armed forces during times of war or for national emergency as declared by Congress, the President or the Secretary of Defense.
National Guardsmen, Penn Station, New York City
There is claim that the National Guard is older than our nation itself, with over three and a half centuries of service. Our modern-day units that can are direct descendants from the Massachusetts Bay Colony Regiments formed 375 years ago, are the 101st Field Artillery Regiment, the 182nd Infantry Regiment, the 101st Engineer Battalion and the 181st Infantry.
National Guardsman of the 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment in Parun, Afghanistan
It is also accredited with having served in the Mexican-American War, the beginning of the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. During World War I, the National Guard made up to 40% of the U.S. combat divisions in France and 19 divisions in WWII.
More recently, we have seen our National Guard’s service men and women deploy to aid in Operation Desert Storm, with over 63,000 members mobilized. They were also there to assist with peace-keeping operations in places like Somalia, Haiti, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bosnia and Kosovo as well as the handling of natural disasters (Hurricane Katrina), strikes, riots and other such massive events.
Guard’s men and women traditionally serve “One Weekend a Month, Two Weeks a Year” although certain units can serve more frequently depending on the demand of the task at hand. Pilots, navigators and aircrewmen are typical examples of those who are full time service members. A significant number of these also serve full time in AGR (Active Guard and Reserve) or ART (Air Reserve Technician or Army Reserve Technician).
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