National Guard
NG Troops Not Really Wanted in WDC
So the National Guard is desperately needed by the District of Columbia to maintain peace amongst the peasantry, is it? Not according to this article. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/12/almost-nobody-wants-troops-us-capitol-including-guard-chief-and-congress.html In fact, support for the idea of an extended stay in the Swamp has eroded right down to the bottom of the swamp. Per the article: Support for the […]
SecDef overruled NGB Chief on keeping troops in D.C.
Devtun posted a link to this Fox News article in our last post on the topic. It seems that SecDef Austin overruled the Chief of the National Guard Bureau General Hokanson. Hokanson made the case that the Guard should not and cannot continue to fulfill the Capitol’s request for turning D.C. into Red Square sorry […]
SecDef Austin extends D.C. deployment through May 23rd for 2,300 National Guardsmen
Step one in a perpetual deployment is to always slide back that date you’re going home. Optimally, if you’re a general officer, do it just days before you’re set to get your troops into the planes home. This maximizes the level of “suck” your men and women will experience, thus making them hardier war fighters. […]
Troops might never leave DC
We’ve discussed recently the unprecedented continued deployment of thousands of National Guard troops to D.C., ostensibly for security (though zero actual threats have materialized). With no end in sight, the first after action reports are coming in. The task force charged with investigating the Jan 6 riots is recommending a permanent deployment of troops to […]
New Award for National Guard
The new D.C. Inauguration Support Ribbon features blue, white and red bands and a miniature of the Washington, D.C. flag in the center (Photo courtesy D.C. National Guard) National Guard troops who deployed to the nation’s capital to provide security following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol Building will be awarded local service ribbons, […]
Idaho National Guard loses three on a Black Hawk during night training
ChipNASA and the KoB send in the sad news that another three Army aviators have perished in a nighttime training op crash. From Fox News; Three Idaho Army National Guard pilots have been killed after the Black Hawk helicopter they were traveling in crashed Tuesday night, officials announced Wednesday. The incident happened during a routine […]
Three pilots die in NY Natl Guard helicopter crash
The KoB sends in the sad news that three warriors were lost in a helicopter crash this week while conducting a nighttime training flight. All three pilots were highly experienced aviators. From Fox News; The UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter crashed in a farmer’s field near Mendon, south of Rochester, around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. […]
You can’t go home, but you can’t stay here, says Congress
Politico reports that thousands of troops were kicked out of their abysmal housing sleeping in the halls of Congress. After securing the American political elite during the inauguration they were summarily kicked out. They had to seek sanctuary in a parking garage. In response to cries of betrayal, they were allowed back in to continue […]
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