Tag: Homeland Security
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Texas & California National Guard Return Home from Portland, Chicago
Overview: Guard members head back home from federal deployments Two sets of federally activated National Guard units are set to return to their home states. About 200 California National Guard members who were federalized to assist with operations in Portland, Oregon, and 200 Texas National Guard members deployed to Chicago are in the process of…
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Devastating Blast at Tennessee Explosives Plant Leaves Dozens Unaccounted for as Investigations Open
Overview of the Incident A powerful explosion at an explosives manufacturing facility in Tennessee has prompted a large-scale response from local, state, and federal agencies. Early Friday morning, the blast struck the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in McEwen, roughly 50 miles west of Nashville. The event, described by local law enforcement as a “devastating blast,”…
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Ex-NVA Soldiers as Bundeswehr Reservists: Germany’s DDR Debate
Overview: A manpower crisis meets a controversial idea Germany’s Bundeswehr is grappling with a significant manpower shortage. Reports suggest that, in addition to regular recruitment, there is a push to broaden the pool of reservists to ensure rapid mobilization in a future crisis. A recent proposal, attributed to CDU figure Sepp Müller, would consider using…