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Pentagon Ready to Mobilize Reservists
The Associated Press (as appeared in the Washington Post)
Monday, October 28, 2002; 6:08 AM
NEW YORK â “â “ The Pentagon is prepared to call hundreds of thousands of Reservists and National Guard members to duty if President Bush orders an attack on Iraq, The New York Times reported Monday.
About 265,000 Guard and Reserve troops, roughly the same number used during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, would be mobilized in the event of an attack, the Times said.
Aside from military duties, many of the troops would be called upon to protect military bases at home and abroad. They also would be used to help safeguard potential terrorist targets in the United States, including power plants and factories, the newspaper reported.
The call-up schedule would be kept secret, but a Pentagon official told the Times that it "would take more than a week or two" to muster the reserves together. The reserves would need to make sure that they were up to date with their inoculations before being transported to their missions.
Nearly 80,000 members of the Army National Guard and Reserve forces were mobilized after Sept. 11, 2001, and for the war in Afghanistan. Pentagon records show that more than 58,000 were active last week.
There are currently 870,000 members of the Guard and Reserve. They serve a minimum of a weekend a month plus two weeks a year.
The reservists would only be deployed if Bush decides to take military action against Iraq, sources told the Times.
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On the Net: http://www.ngb.dtic.mil
The Associated Press (as appeared in the Washington Post)
Monday, October 28, 2002; 6:08 AM
NEW YORK â “â “ The Pentagon is prepared to call hundreds of thousands of Reservists and National Guard members to duty if President Bush orders an attack on Iraq, The New York Times reported Monday.
About 265,000 Guard and Reserve troops, roughly the same number used during the Persian Gulf War in 1991, would be mobilized in the event of an attack, the Times said.
Aside from military duties, many of the troops would be called upon to protect military bases at home and abroad. They also would be used to help safeguard potential terrorist targets in the United States, including power plants and factories, the newspaper reported.
The call-up schedule would be kept secret, but a Pentagon official told the Times that it "would take more than a week or two" to muster the reserves together. The reserves would need to make sure that they were up to date with their inoculations before being transported to their missions.
Nearly 80,000 members of the Army National Guard and Reserve forces were mobilized after Sept. 11, 2001, and for the war in Afghanistan. Pentagon records show that more than 58,000 were active last week.
There are currently 870,000 members of the Guard and Reserve. They serve a minimum of a weekend a month plus two weeks a year.
The reservists would only be deployed if Bush decides to take military action against Iraq, sources told the Times.
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On the Net: http://www.ngb.dtic.mil