Army combat unit now deployed within U.S
Army combat unit to deploy within U.S. –Use of active-duty military as a domestic police force has been severely limited since passage of the Posse Comitatus Act following the Civil War. The United States military’s Northern Command is dedicating a combat infantry team to deal with catastrophes in the U.S., including terrorist attacks and “natural” disasters. The 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry, which was first into Baghdad, Iraq, in 2003, started its controversial assignment Wednesday. The First Raiders will spend 2009 as the first active-duty military unit attached to the U.S. Northern Command since it was created. The unit has been training with equipment generally used in law enforcement, including beanbag bullets, Tasers, spike strips and roadblocks. That kind of training seems a bit out of line for the unit’s designated role as Northern Command’s CCMRF (Sea Smurf), or CBRNE Consequence Management Response Force. CBRNE stands for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents. READ MORE CLICK HERE
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