The following photos depict soldiers from the 252nd Combined Arms Battalion training in June for their role as a “rapid reaction force” capable of responding anywhere in the state of North Carolina within “four to eight hours with additional forces arriving within 24 to 36 hours.” The same unit trained in March to respond “to an emergency ahead of federal assets by providing site security, establishing roadblocks or checkpoints, and assisting civilian authorities in controlling civil disturbances.”
The exercises depicted below were held from June 10-14 at an abandoned shopping mall and a water treatment facility in Charlotte. Soldiers trained to suppress protesters who perform a sit-in as part of a fictional group called “The Pink Panthers.” According to the North Carolina National Guard, the exercise at the water treatment facility tests soldiers’ “ability to use nonlethal force to disperse a crowd of aggressors.” Photos of the exercise show soldiers operating from Be On the Look Out (BOLO) notices with the identities of specific individuals in the crowd, listed as “AIN Members,” that are to be targeted for arrest.
Photos via North Carolina National Guard and Grant Baldwin Photography.
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That sucks. Glad I am out.
ReplyDeleteThe world is a'changing and for the worst. Can't believe it.
DeleteThose trucks in the troop convoy looked foreign, and the camo pattern and colors were all wrong. Is that your opinion as well?
DeleteReminded me of Eastern Bloc ones. I traced the picture hoping I could find out more, but found nothing. I'm sure there must be some who would know at a glance though. Any ideas?
DeleteSWAT and rapid response teams. Government Flash Mobs by other names, but still terrorizing the people. And looking down the Founders weep.
ReplyDeleteAnd looking down the Founders weep.
DeleteHow true.