Obama has ordered the Defense Department to confiscate 192 Apaches from National Guard units around the country and give them to the active duty Army – replacing them with transport helicopters.
You remember Obama’s promise to raise an army to protect the homeland that’s just as powerful as the military? Yea, that didn’t include the National Guard.
Apparently these weapons are just too powerful for the National Guard to have. In exchange for the heavily armed and highly maneuverable Apaches, the Guard will receive 111 UH-60 Blackhawk transport helicopters from the Army.
So the administration has purchased 2 billion rounds of ammunition through DHS, has been placing tanks and other war machines into the hands of local law enforcement all over the country, enacted draconian laws like NDAA that strips us of our Constitutional rights, spying on Americans by any means possible, crazy gun control laws are being passed, conservative groups attacked by the IRS and members being declared terrorists…do I have keep going? Is it not obvious where we are headed??
Are you awake yet??? WAKE UP AMERICA!!!
The National Guard is following a direct order — but it’s not happy with it.
All of the Guard’s AH-64 Apache helicopters are scheduled to go to the active Army, and there’s nothing its top brass can do about it.
“None of us like what we’re having to do,” National Guard Chief Gen. Frank Grass told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the military website Defense One reported. “My big concern right now is figuring out how I’m going to move, and how many states I’m going to have an impact on, and what’s the cost of facilities and to retrain pilots. I’ve got to tackle that because the decision’s been made.”
Air Force Maj. Shannon Thomas, a spokeswoman for the Guard, reiterated the general’s position, the Army Times reported.
“These are very difficult decisions and there will be more difficult ones yet to come,” she said. “His focus now is to determine the impacts and how best to implement the decision.”
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told members of Congress on Tuesday that the move will save $12 billion through fiscal year 2017, Defense One reported.
When the logistics are worked out, the Army’s fleet of OH-58 Kiowa helicopters will be divested, its newly acquired Apaches will fill its reconnaissance and scouting needs, and the National Guard will be given UH-60 Black Hawks.
Advocates of the Army’s decision say that the Black Hawks actually benefit the Guard because they are an incredible asset for disaster relief efforts.
Wait until July 1,2014. We have always used the guard to put down unrest and protect the homeland why do we need Obamas private army. Wake up.
$12 billion. Lol. 10 times that goes unaccounted for every year
Bye Marsha Marsha Marsha
he doesn’t want them armed well because they are under the orders of the state governor and can’t fight back or defend against obamas thugs
You gotta ask “who’s homeland was he talking about?”
Time to restrict his power.
DONT DO IT ;;;DONT ;;;STAND UP TO THE THUGGS!!!
I wonder when not if our government is going to start attacking theirown citizens. Will this be necessary or will we wake up and transform our government back into one of the people and for the people?
Dennis Deitsch http://to-be-prepared.com
And what’s the National guard is doing about it,,followimg like good little soldier, National guard generals need ,to squeak on this one, so they can get some grease.
WE, the PEOPLE ARE AWAKE…IT IS CONGRESS,THE SENATE,the HOUSE and the rest of this ADMINISTRATION who do not care and are letting Obama get away with all these CRIMES against this COUNTRY and all of the PEOPLE of this COUNTRY. It is past time for these elected officials to start EARNING their SALARIES and DO THEIR JOB to help save THIS COUNTRY OF OURS AND OUR CONSTITUTION, NOW!!!