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06.26.2008 9:23 am
El-Amin to Blunt: Bring the national guard into St. Louis
During the legislative session, State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin was leading the charge to remove more than a century of state control over the city police department.
Now, El-Amin, saying that crime in some parts of St. Louis is out of control, is asking Gov. Matt Blunt to bring in National Guard officers to patrol the streets of his district, a swath of St. Louis from Delmar Boulevard north to W. Florissant Ave.
“In the past four weeks, there have been more than twenty acts of gun violence within the 57th district, which have claimed the lives of more than six people,” El-Amin wrote to Blunt on Wednesday. “Normal tasks such as going to the grocery story or walking to a neighbor’s house have been surmounted with a growing level of fear and discontent amongst citizens. The safety and well-being of city residents can no longer be compromised. Like my constituents, I want a solution.”
El-Amin asks the governor to send in the guard’s Civil Support Team, which, according to the letter, can be dispatched without issuing a state of emergency.
It will be interesting to see how the governor, as well as City Hall, responds to the request.
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/po...blunt-bring-the-national-guard-into-st-louis/
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams
The WMD Civil Support Teams were established to deploy rapidly to assist a local incident commander in determining the nature and extent of an attack or incident; provide expert technical advice on WMD response operations; and help identify and support the arrival of follow-on state and federal military response assets. They are joint units and, as such, can consists of both Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel, with some of these units commanded by Air National Guard lieutenant colonels.
The mission of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CST) is to support local and state authorities at domestic WMD/NBC incident sites by identifying agents and substances, assessing current and projected consequences, advising on response measures, and assisting with requests for additional military support.
06.26.2008 9:23 am
El-Amin to Blunt: Bring the national guard into St. Louis
During the legislative session, State Rep. Talibdin El-Amin was leading the charge to remove more than a century of state control over the city police department.
Now, El-Amin, saying that crime in some parts of St. Louis is out of control, is asking Gov. Matt Blunt to bring in National Guard officers to patrol the streets of his district, a swath of St. Louis from Delmar Boulevard north to W. Florissant Ave.
“In the past four weeks, there have been more than twenty acts of gun violence within the 57th district, which have claimed the lives of more than six people,” El-Amin wrote to Blunt on Wednesday. “Normal tasks such as going to the grocery story or walking to a neighbor’s house have been surmounted with a growing level of fear and discontent amongst citizens. The safety and well-being of city residents can no longer be compromised. Like my constituents, I want a solution.”
El-Amin asks the governor to send in the guard’s Civil Support Team, which, according to the letter, can be dispatched without issuing a state of emergency.
It will be interesting to see how the governor, as well as City Hall, responds to the request.
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/po...blunt-bring-the-national-guard-into-st-louis/
Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams
The WMD Civil Support Teams were established to deploy rapidly to assist a local incident commander in determining the nature and extent of an attack or incident; provide expert technical advice on WMD response operations; and help identify and support the arrival of follow-on state and federal military response assets. They are joint units and, as such, can consists of both Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel, with some of these units commanded by Air National Guard lieutenant colonels.
The mission of Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD-CST) is to support local and state authorities at domestic WMD/NBC incident sites by identifying agents and substances, assessing current and projected consequences, advising on response measures, and assisting with requests for additional military support.