Majority of National Guard Units Rated "Not Ready"
Nearly 90 percent of Army National Guard units in the United States are rated "not ready" - largely because of shortfalls in equipment worth billions of dollars - jeopardizing the Guard's ability to respond to crises at home and abroad, according to a Congressional commission that released a preliminary report today on the state of US military reserve forces.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030107T.shtml
Panel Slams Treatment of Guard, Reserves
The National Guard and Reserves don't get enough money or equipment and are left out of important planning for national emergencies, an independent panel concluded Thursday, long after the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina exposed serious stresses on the services.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030207L.shtml
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030107T.shtml
Panel Slams Treatment of Guard, Reserves
The National Guard and Reserves don't get enough money or equipment and are left out of important planning for national emergencies, an independent panel concluded Thursday, long after the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina exposed serious stresses on the services.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030207L.shtml
rudkla - 2. Mär, 14:28
