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In reply to the discussion: The Lead Federal Agency Responding to Protesters in Portland Employs Thousands of Private Contractor [View all]stillcool
(32,626 posts)13. maybe they'll buy some tanks...
or higher a few good men...
Gina Harkins, Military.comJuly 21, 2020Marine Corps Begins Shutdown of All Tank Battalions
The end of the Marine Corps' tank missions has officially begun.
Marines with 1st Tank Battalion recently watched the last of their unit's tanks depart Twentynine Palms, California. Photos taken of the event show Marines surrounding an oversized flatbed as the tanks were loaded up onto the vehicle and driven away.
Read Next: Miramar-Based Marine Aviation Unit Deactivated as Corps Gets Smaller
Less than two weeks later, Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, held a deactivation ceremony at Camp Pendleton, California. The unit is the first of several companies with 4th Tanks facing deactivations this summer, Maj. Roger Hollenbeck, a spokesman for Marine Forces Reserve, said.
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More than 1,300 Marines will have their careers affected by Force Design 2030. Service officials announced in May that four military occupational specialties would be cut because of the changes, and several more would see their billets reduced.
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Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, the head of Marine Corps Combat Development Command, is overseeing many of the Force Design 2030 changes. Tanks leaving the Marine Corps, Smith told Military.com in May, could be sold to foreign militaries or to the Army. The Marine Corps could also sell their parts or store the vehicles, he said.
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The Lead Federal Agency Responding to Protesters in Portland Employs Thousands of Private Contractor [View all]
Lasher
Jul 2020
OP
They are therefore subject to arrest for kidnapping, assault, and impersonating officers.
NNadir
Jul 2020
#14
Unless they've been deputized, which I'm sure they probably checked off that box. n/t
aggiesal
Jul 2020
#20
I may also need some more educating...its not like trumps goon squad are rented mall cops..
Volaris
Jul 2020
#27
I don't think it will hold up. They are not going to be protected forever. Many of them...
NNadir
Jul 2020
#28
It's inconceivable that a president would hire private security to control American citizens
Buckeyeblue
Jul 2020
#46