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Pentagon orders commanders to prioritize climate change in all military actions
The Washington Times ^ | - Sunday, February 7, 2016 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 02/12/2016 8:49:52 AM PST by Sheapdog

The Pentagon is ordering the top brass to incorporate climate change into virtually everything they do, from testing weapons to training troops to war planning to joint exercises with allies.

A new directives theme: The U.S. Armed Forces must show resilience and beat back the threat based on actionable science.

The Pentagon is ordering the top brass to incorporate climate change into virtually everything they do, from testing weapons to training troops to war planning to joint exercises with allies.

A new directives theme: The U.S. Armed Forces must show resilience and beat back the threat based on“actionable science.

The Pentagon defines resilience to climate change as: Ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions.

To four-star generals and admirals, among them the regional combatant commanders who plan and fight the nations wars, the directive tells them: Incorporate climate change impacts into plans and operations and integrate DoD guidance and analysis in Combatant Command planning to address climate change-related risks and opportunities across the full range of military operations, including steady-state campaign planning and operations and contingency planning.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: climate; climatechangefraud; military; obamaclimatechange; pentagon
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To: JBW1949
We need to vote the whole mess out of DC.....

Good luck with that. Voting hasn't been that good to me...I'm 65.

FMCDH(BITS)

41 posted on 02/12/2016 10:10:40 AM PST by nothingnew (Hemmer and MacCullum are the worst on FNC)
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To: Darksheare

Ping.


42 posted on 02/12/2016 10:19:06 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: nothingnew

Same here...I’m 67...


43 posted on 02/12/2016 10:22:08 AM PST by JBW1949
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To: Army Air Corps

We’ll just call down artillery on the atmosphere to show it who’s boss.


44 posted on 02/12/2016 10:27:15 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Sheapdog
Gay married generals.
Transsexual soldiers.
Don't shoot at inferior Iranian boats but allow yourselves to be humiliated.
Cut the military budget.
Don't drop bombs on obvious enemies, bring the bombs back.
Build climate change into your tactics.

Freepers should start a pool on what this muslim will do next.

45 posted on 02/12/2016 10:30:40 AM PST by DungeonMaster (the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)
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To: Darksheare

“Fire for minimal climatological effect!”


46 posted on 02/12/2016 10:33:55 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

“Repeat!”
*wincing*


47 posted on 02/12/2016 10:35:02 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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