Anonymous ID: 48da2f April 30, 2020, 8:19 a.m. No.8972423   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2434 >>2466 >>2554 >>2598 >>2697 >>2788 >>2999

>>8972369

NOTABLE

 

https://publicpool.kinja.com/subject-text-of-a-letter-from-the-president-to-the-spe-1843178953

 

Subject: Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate

 

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 30, 2020

 

April 30, 2020

 

Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

 

Effective today, pursuant to section 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I am authorizing the Secretary of Defense to order units and individual members of the Selected Reserve to active duty to augment active component forces for the effective conduct of "Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere." This authority is necessary to ensure the Department of Defense can properly conduct operations required to meet our evolving security challenges.

 

I have enclosed a copy of the Executive Order I issued.

 

Sincerely,

 

DONALD J. TRUMP

 

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Anonymous ID: 48da2f April 30, 2020, 8:41 a.m. No.8972664   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2910 >>3030

>>8972598

 

Up to 200 Reservists [at any one time] have been called up to Active Duty for up to one year under Title 10 for "Enhanced Department of Defense Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere."

 

White House has notified Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate.

Anonymous ID: 48da2f April 30, 2020, 9:03 a.m. No.8972910   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>3030

>>8972664

> Counternarcotic Operation in the Western Hemisphere

 

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-announces-new-counter-narcotics-operations-in-western-hemisphere-2020-04-01

 

==Trump announces new counter-narcotics operations in western hemisphere

Published: April 1, 2020 at 5:52 p.m. ET==

 

https://www.southcom.mil/EnhancedCounterNarcoticsOps/

 

SOUTHCOM Enhanced Counter Narcotics Operations

U.S. Southern Command’s enhanced presence will support ongoing whole-of-government and internationally supported operations to reduce the availability of illicit drugs and save lives in the United States and throughout the region. The intent is to reduce the flow of illicit drugs, degrade transnational criminal organizations, and increase interoperability with our partner nations and interagency partners. The operation supports our objectives to degrade the capabilities of drug trafficking organizations, save lives, and directly support the National Drug Control Strategy.

Anonymous ID: 48da2f April 30, 2020, 9:18 a.m. No.8973044   🗄️.is 🔗kun

>>8973030

>SOUTHCOM

 

U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), located in Doral, Fla., is one of 11 unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the Department of Defense. SOUTHCOM is responsible for providing contingency planning, operations, and security cooperation in its assigned Area of Responsibility which includes: Central America. South America.