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MAP · 11-19-2008, 06:35 AM

Major international drill based at D-M to focus on rescue skills, coordination
To troops downed in combat, few sights are sweeter than the approach of military rescuers. In a few weeks, Tucson will be at the center of efforts to speed up that lifesaving process. Personnel from around the globe will converge at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from Dec. 1 to Dec. 12 for the largest rescue exercise of its kind. The effort, dubbed Angel Thunder, will involve the U.S. Army and Air Force, troops from Germany, Chile, Colombia and observers from Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Pakistan. Several non-military U.S. agencies such as the State and Justice departments, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, also will take part in the drills, which aim to smooth interaction between military branches, allied nations and civilian agencies.
With about 450 personnel involved, Angel Thunder "is the most complex and largest Department of Defense personnel- recovery exercise to date,"
read more here ---> http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/267361

Wisconsin's Largest Military Deployment Since WWII Underway
As the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion returns after a year of duty, thousands more Wisconsin National Guard troops are preparing for deployment to Iraq in the largest military deployment this state has seen since World War II. It's a deployment of the state's largest unit, the 32nd Brigade Combat Team. Statewide, 3,500 service members are being called up. That affects about 750 soldiers in Northeast Wisconsin. About 150 come from the Appleton-based 127th.
read more here ---> http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=9325153

Illinois National Guardsmen and Airmen are being deployed overseas in numbers we haven't seen since World War II.
Illinois National Guardsmen and Airmen are being deployed overseas in numbers we haven't seen since World War II. They are going to global hot spots. And for many, the journey involves airlifts. One particular plane, a C-130, was headed from Peoria, Illinois, to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. And in North Carolina, that is where Illinois' citizen soldiers were training and getting ready to serve in Afghanistan.
read more here ---> http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sec...nts&id=6511236

11-19-2008, 06:35 AM	#21
MAP Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: click sing along with me =) ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn0bgdsCxXE Posts: 215	Re: Breaking, largest us army recall sonce 1941! Major international drill based at D-M to focus on rescue skills, coordination To troops downed in combat, few sights are sweeter than the approach of military rescuers. In a few weeks, Tucson will be at the center of efforts to speed up that lifesaving process. Personnel from around the globe will converge at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from Dec. 1 to Dec. 12 for the largest rescue exercise of its kind. The effort, dubbed Angel Thunder, will involve the U.S. Army and Air Force, troops from Germany, Chile, Colombia and observers from Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Pakistan. Several non-military U.S. agencies such as the State and Justice departments, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office, also will take part in the drills, which aim to smooth interaction between military branches, allied nations and civilian agencies. With about 450 personnel involved, Angel Thunder "is the most complex and largest Department of Defense personnel- recovery exercise to date," read more here ---> http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/267361 Wisconsin's Largest Military Deployment Since WWII Underway As the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion returns after a year of duty, thousands more Wisconsin National Guard troops are preparing for deployment to Iraq in the largest military deployment this state has seen since World War II. It's a deployment of the state's largest unit, the 32nd Brigade Combat Team. Statewide, 3,500 service members are being called up. That affects about 750 soldiers in Northeast Wisconsin. About 150 come from the Appleton-based 127th. read more here ---> http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=9325153 Illinois National Guardsmen and Airmen are being deployed overseas in numbers we haven't seen since World War II. Illinois National Guardsmen and Airmen are being deployed overseas in numbers we haven't seen since World War II. They are going to global hot spots. And for many, the journey involves airlifts. One particular plane, a C-130, was headed from Peoria, Illinois, to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. And in North Carolina, that is where Illinois' citizen soldiers were training and getting ready to serve in Afghanistan. read more here ---> http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?sec...nts&id=6511236 Last edited by MAP; 11-19-2008 at 07:10 AM.