82nd Airborne Division Arrives to DC With Black Hawks and Chinooks
By Breitbart. An 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force battalion arrived to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland Monday evening for a civil unrest mission in the nation’s capitol, according to sources.
The IRF battalion — which deployed to Iraq earlier this year to quell Iran-backed violence — brought approximately 750 soldiers, ten Black Hawk helicopters, and four Chinooks, according to sources. The helicopters are utility, not attack, and are used to transport troops short distances.
The aircraft are just one of the ways troops could be transported, but would give the IRF the ability to rapidly deploy to a number of locations in the D.C. Metro area quickly.
The force was ordered to the region on Monday afternoon, after being told to be ready on Saturday, sources told Breitbart News.
Two more IRF battalions have been put on short-notice alert status — meaning they would have to be ready to deploy within two hours if ordered. (Read more from “82nd Airborne Division Arrives to DC With Black Hawks and Chinooks” HERE)
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Trump Sends Fort Bragg Troops to Quell DC Riots, Other States Say ‘No Thank You’
By WRAL. President Donald Trump sent Fort Bragg troops to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to help quell violent George Floyd riots taking place there.
Several Democratic governors on Monday pushed back against Trump’s threat to deploy the U.S. military unless they dispatch National Guard units to “dominate the streets” in reaction to the violence that has erupted across the country.
“I am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel, and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults, and the wanton destruction of property,” Trump said. “If a city or a state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them.”
While many states told the president they did not need military presence, at least 200 active-duty police, many from Fort Bragg, are headed to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Because D.C. has a unique status, the deployment can be authorized by federal officials rather than the city’s authorities. (Read more from “Trump Sends Fort Bragg Troops to Quell DC Riots, Other States Say ‘No Thank You'” HERE)
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