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Leahy Concerned About Northcom's New Army Unit
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"Senator Patrick Leahy is concerned about the Pentagon's decision to designate an Army unit to Northern Command."
"On October 1, the Pentagon, for the first time ever, dedicated an Army force specifically to NorthCom, which is in charge of securing not some foreign region but the United States of America."
"The unit ... has spent three of the last five years in Iraq. It was one of the first units to get to Baghdad, and it was active in retaking and patrolling Fallujah. One of its specialties is counterinsurgency."
"This marks a change for NorthCom, which was established on October 1, 2002. Its website still says ... that 'the command is assigned forces whenever necessary to execute missions, as ordered by the President and the Secretary of Defense.'" ... |
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