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Alabama Activates Tank Unit
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer & Military.com ^

Posted on 07/23/2002 4:04:33 PM PDT by BlownChevelle

Alabama Activates Tank Unit

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

July 18, 2002 A day after President Bush's release of a homeland defense strategy calling for the possible domestic use of U.S. military forces, Alabama activated a 300-soldier Army National Guard tank battalion as part of a homeland defense force. In a statement released Wednesday, Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman said the Ozark, Ala.-based 1st Battalion, 131st Armor "is equipped with modern battle tanks, the M1A1 Abrams" and "will serve in the homeland defense role within the United States."

Siegelman, commander-in-chief of the state's national guard, did not say what role the tank battalion would serve in homeland defense. In addition to the tank battalion, 200 guardsmen from Special Forces units based in Auburn and Huntsville were activated and "will conduct post- mobilization training and then deploy to undisclosed locations in support of the war on terrorism," Siegelman said. Siegelman's office forwarded questions about Wednesday's activation to the Alabama National Guard. Asked if the armored battalion was deploying with its tanks and, if so, what role they would play in a domestic role, Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Robert Horton said: "That can't be discussed. It all will depend on the mission." Though he said he could not provide specifics, Horton said the activation was not linked to Bush's quest for use of U.S. military forces on the home front. The deployment will last one to two years, Horton said.

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To: F16Fighter
But you know that will never happen. Too insensitive to our neighbors to the south.
81 posted on 07/23/2002 10:39:37 PM PDT by willyone
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To: BlownChevelle
The deployment will last one to two years, Horton said.

This a devastating piece of this that is going unnoticed. These men have families, jobs, homes, etc. in their hometown area. One to two years is extremely lengthy for a conus activation.

82 posted on 07/23/2002 11:32:40 PM PDT by xzins
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To: bok
Well it looks like these abrams won't being going to Iraq.

How about going to the Mexican border?

83 posted on 07/24/2002 1:45:53 AM PDT by Cachelot
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To: BlownChevelle
If those tanks are headed for the Mexican border it might be OK, anything else and this administration is in deep doo-doo
84 posted on 07/24/2002 2:34:58 AM PDT by exnavy
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To: andy_card
Luxembourg is next to go And, who knows, maybe Monaco. We'll try to stay serene and calm When Alabama gets the bomb! Who's next, who's next, who's next? Who's next?

Tom Leher?

85 posted on 07/24/2002 3:39:43 AM PDT by cardinal4
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To: the_right_way
Actually, this might have something to do with the November elections. Perhaps Siegleman is down in the polls and just wants to make sure that no voting irregularities occur on election day-such as his being voted out of office!
86 posted on 07/24/2002 4:02:50 AM PDT by yawningotter
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To: Dog Gone
Invading and conquering Massachussetts might not be a bad idea.

Sir, the underground stands ready to assist the invasion. May I suggest Cambridge and Harvard University as potential first strike targets?

87 posted on 07/24/2002 4:05:11 AM PDT by rhombus
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To: BlownChevelle
The deployment will last one to two years, Horton said.

Seems to me the duration of the deployment to Bosnia was to have been limited, too.

88 posted on 07/24/2002 4:59:19 AM PDT by bimbo
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To: MoscowMike
Alabama invades California, defeats illegal immigrant army and leftist collaborators?

Maybe “Alabama invades California to protect illegal immigrant army and leftist collaborators from angry Californians.”

89 posted on 07/24/2002 5:06:35 AM PDT by bimbo
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To: BlownChevelle
FEMA and now this. Have they spotted an asteroid or something?....hmmmm
90 posted on 07/24/2002 5:11:06 AM PDT by #3Fan
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To: BlownChevelle
Anyone seen this one? Kinda worrisome...


91 posted on 07/24/2002 5:30:19 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: sheltonmac; stainlessbanner
BUMP
92 posted on 07/24/2002 5:31:23 AM PDT by ppaul
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To: Fred Mertz
We're all gonna die!

No, no, NO!

It's like this:

We're all gonna die!!!!

93 posted on 07/24/2002 5:35:35 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: BlownChevelle
"Anyone seen this one? Kinda worrisome..."

Not really. There are National Guardsmen from the 49th Armored Division here in Texas that were activated. The Texas Guardsmen are sitting over in Guantanimo Bay, Cuba guarding the Taliban prisoners. The soldiers from the 49th replaced the Marines that were guarding the prisoners to free the Marines for other missions.

94 posted on 07/24/2002 5:38:47 AM PDT by Destructor
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To: BlownChevelle
Now, positioning them in fighting positions along the Mexican border to pop "Coyotes" transporting illegals...doesn't sound too bad to me!
95 posted on 07/24/2002 5:41:29 AM PDT by Redleg Duke
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To: wku man
Oh, the libertarians are just in a fluff this morning. The tinfoil must have shrunk over night.
96 posted on 07/24/2002 5:44:08 AM PDT by Redleg Duke
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To: terilyn
was not linked to Bush's quest for use of U.S. military forces on the home front.

Bound for Iraq, no doubt. Men and material have been flowing to the area, in small units, for many months. Expect Saddam's obituary sooner rather than later...

Mike

97 posted on 07/24/2002 5:46:46 AM PDT by MichaelP
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To: DugwayDuke
I didn'nt think that was the case, but you can never be entirely sure with the National Guard. In the late 80s I served for a while in the Kentucky Guard, and saw things going on that made me shake my prior service head in disgust. After returning to active duty, I saw the Louisiana Guard unit (151st Infantry?) go AWOL from Ft. Hood during Desert Shield, and the Georgia Guard's 48th Infantry have to be rotated back through NTC 'cause they couldn't pass after the first two months of train-up.

But my biggest confusion with the article was caused by the fact that I am a hopeless moron who shot his mouth off before reading the post thoroughly. Again, I blame the Kentucky public education system. Be good.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

98 posted on 07/24/2002 6:30:00 AM PDT by wku man
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To: Almondjoy
"...the military) are the people to enforce the curvew so the sheep don't unravel us from the inside..."

Nah, M1A1's are much too expensive to run for crowd control - surely they would use the aging M-60's for this work ; )

99 posted on 07/24/2002 7:15:40 AM PDT by Psalm 73
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To: bimbo
Howdy

Good un, and I agree, there is an awful lot of pent up frustration over this issue. Lefties and righties both have vested interests in coddling immigration scofflaws and John and Jane Q Public are awfully tired of seeing fellow citizens robbed, raped, infected with TB, not being able to find medical services within a day trip of the border with Mexico, and paying out billions in social services to provide for millions of people here who dont give a whit about this great nation.

The Republican party is really the problem here, paying out billions to give aid and comfort to la raisa as they openly seek to invade, conquer, and annex the southeast United States is exactly what you'd expect from the hateful deviant minds of the left. My party, the Party of Principle, is selling us out to these America hating barbarians for cheap labor and a share of the fraudulent votes of illegals.

This angers me, and I suspect, a whole bunch of my fellow citizens. A majority of Mexicans believe that the southeast is Mexican territory. Pandering to these hostile aliens for political gain is an absolute disgrace because it can only end in injury and death to the American citizens our politicians swear an oath to protect and defend.

If Washington is so self serving that nothing can be done to stem the tide maybe its time We The People did it for ourselves.

100 posted on 07/24/2002 9:21:29 AM PDT by MoscowMike
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