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Transcript: NO NORTHERN COMMAND WITHOUT THE NATIONAL GUARD, NEW CHIEF SAYS
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- Regulatory Intelligence Data
- Article date:
- September 10, 2002
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2002 -- The new U.S. Northern Command will
strive to help defend the homeland against terrorism in the same spirit
the National Guard has dealt with homeland defense, natural disasters
and
civil disturbances for centuries, the recently appointed commander
told
Guard leaders Sept. 7.
And there is no way Northern Command can perform its new job
without
the Guard, Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart told the 1,800 delegates
gathered
in Long Beach, Calif., for the National Guard Association of the United
States' 124th annual conference.
"We can't have a Northern Command, we can't provide for the homeland
defense and the homeland security of this ...