Utah's National Guard prepares for the largest Guard deployment in two decades.
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- Опубліковано 26 лют 2024
- Around 300 soldiers from the Utah National Guard are set to deploy Sunday to the Horn of Africa. ABC4 News learned how they've been preparing to go and what they are leaving behind in this edition of Behind the Badge.
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Are we forgetting national guards were for the defense of America not other countries
and our country is under attack right now. What an absolute joke.
No that's just a lie to get people to sign up same thing happened in desert storm they told people that they signed up they'd be kept in the states and that sent them out anyway your government doesn't care about you they will lie to you to get you to do what they want you to do never trust your government never sign up for military duty let the old men who start the arguments that lead to the war fight the war don't die for someone else's fight
Money matters most. The border won’t get fixed because it’s cheaper labor than the current labor force. Even if a useless wall gets built. It will need 24/7 observations. All adds taxes to the people.
The “national guard” has already been paid for. Funny how our system works. The nations guards are flying to Africa. Instead of protecting the nation they are paid to protect.
It’s intentional. We have been taken over by a foreign power. It’s all part of the a strategic strike
If you live in Utah you better be fit and ready
In Africa????.They should be protecting OUR country.
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
@@phillipbainbridge9107shutup
@@hillbillyhermit Nothing more clueless has ever been stated.
@@hillbillyhermit You're only half correct. The National Guard first swears an oath to the US Constitution and to obey the orders of the POTUS then secondly to their state's Constitution and to obey the orders of their governor. You're making it well known how clueless you really are.
America can do more then one thing at once😂
Africa doesn’t need help. Our US southern border needs help. 🇺🇸
Go lend em a hand then
Go fight the "invasion" then.
Please remember who is making the choices in November. We need to support our ALLIES , but should not OUR needs be just as important???
@@JD5256CK One person does not have the logistical capability or access to resource to do so. What's more is the border is a disaster and your backhanded comment does NOT do anyone any good.
@@JD5256CK When can we send some fresh to live in your house?
So it make more sense protect some town in Africa than our own South border 😂
@@JJERZEEchalez
Mean while active duty troops waste time playing video games in their barracks rooms or doing other vital activities such as mandatory computer bases training courses.
real
@billbaggans1799 how dare you disrespect AD like that. *turns on PC*
Saga.."Military Entanglements"
At the Expense of Our Democracy
This is why Americans are fed up. We are sending Utah national guards men to go help Djibouti when millions of illegals are walking freely actosss our southern border
They're not "helping" Djibouti, we have a military base there, as we have military bases in dozens of other countries.
There's already national guard deployed in the souther border, silly goose.
Yall going to the wrong border
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
@@phillipbainbridge9107Crazy thought…The HOA should take care of HOA business
@@hunterknudtson5213 Crazy thought: similar to the Barbary states 200 years ago, there's a major maritime shipping lane there that is prone to constant attack from the HOA.
@@phillipbainbridge9107 so send national guardsmen?
@@hunterknudtson5213 Many of the US forces in the HOA are and have been guardsmen.
The military lie-‘serving our country”. My Dad, a Vietnam Vet buried in Arlington taught me, “War is a lie.”
You are so right! Thank you for speaking words of truth!!!
We need our troops on our own boarders.
You mean like the Texas NG already deployed along the souther border? Yes, they are already there, big dog.
NGB: we are low on funds, cant send you to courses.
Also NGB: let’s send the Utah national Guard to Africa.
In the meantime..we're gonna reduce your pay
relaxxx there's other guard units like per state.
Money for schools comes from the state, Money for deployments comes from the FED. One prints money while the other maintains a budget.
@@TheBrodyJody
Of course there is...they're being Deployed to Foreign Countries..
During Our Crisis that Commander In Chief so Eloquently provided against Our Nation & the Citizens...how convenient...who's protecting the other states?...Are there enough Soldiers left behind??
THEY WILL GO STEAL GOLD - THEN AMERICA WILL SUDDENLY BE RICH AGAIN
I could never leave my family for a government that doesn’t give two shits about me. For a country that should have their own military. 🤷♂️ the U.S needs to stop being the world police and focus on fixing the actual country
Absolutely
that would be anti semitic
These soldiers should go to our borders and protect our country first
1:51 it’s NEVER just “about a year”. Ever.
A year in theater plus the time spent pre and post mobilization.
@@bradleyb.425can’t forget about being extended for another 6 months on top of that. Also the retentions officer will be offering you all sorts of bonuses to re-enlist if you’re on your way out while deployed.
What the?? I clicked this video fully expecting these soldiers were being deployed to the southern border.
You mean on top of the NG soldiers already there? Or did you not know? I bet you didn't lmao.
We need our guards here..America first
What about the American Southern Border?
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
Respectfully;
The Guard shouldn't be doing that job. That's a job for civvie law enforcement. What you need a bunch of drones (to cover the area) and professional law enforcement on that job.
The Guard is not trained for it, nor is it funded for that mission. For many reasons, it is a waste of money and resources to put them there. It also incurs in a huge risk of things going wrong.
@@CptFugu You couldn't be more wrong. The National Guard has the same units that the active component has. Congress selects Guard units based upon their role and mission-readiness then funds them for that mission. All of them go through mission-specific training during premobilization and mobilization, which is federally funded. The National Guard is the oldest, best-trained, skilled fighting force this nation has. Before the active component there was the National Guard. They answer the call to deploy when their states and nation need them. They have for 388 years and will continue to do so.
@@phillipbainbridge9107 You argue about the funding part? Well, Guard units are allocated training, equipment, and maintenance funds based on their mission.
In most cases, state mobs consume at least some of their mandatory training time. It also eats on their maintenance, and fuel budgets. It eats maintenance hours, and it consumes vehicle service life.
Most guard units (apart from MP's) have zero law enforcement training. They are either, specialists, or warfighters. Premob for border state-mandated missions is largely bypassed because the politicians don't know how the Guard works so, the NG troops there are basically working without proper training, ROE's, and equipment.
It is a gross misuse of their training, budget, and capabilities to try to compensate for a lack of law enforcement personnel and equipment to mobilize them for this type of mission. It is even worse to use them as labor battalions to dig holes and lay wire.
What about our Pathetic Northern Border? How many people are crossing illegally into the USA from there? Does anyone actually know how many Border Patrol Agents there are on THIS BORDER? 🤔 I thought not! 🤯
What exactly is the mission and purpose of the UNG going to the Horn of Africa?
Yemen
WW3
to stare at the chinese in djibouti
The national guards of multiple states share rotation in Djibouti have been for decades now, the post is silent and you dont do shit for a year but beat you meat and be in service full time
Did you have the volume muted?
Why Africa? National guard means ,our Nations guard!
We need the guards to fend off attackers coming in our borders always defending everyone but the people of our country
Keep our guys home Utah!!!
Why are they going to Africa instead of the southern border
Dang, this sucks. Thank you all - soldiers and families - for your sacrifices. Praying you all return in one piece!
As a former USAF 81 Bitburg, send them to our border!
Wow! What a great decision! Lets go protect another country while our own is being invaded!!
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
@@phillipbainbridge9107 im glad ive seen another comment from someone who knows we been in the horn especially the national guard for decades now, states rotate there all the time. Makes the states money
Invaded? Our country is being systematically dismantled by its own government
You don't understand combat vs standing at a border stretch with unarmed illegal immigrants.
Two completely different units and purposes
American presence internationally is paramount to the success of Americans
We Need them here !!!
I thought that I was 'hallucinating' when I watched this video! As a former NY Army National Guardsman, myself,
why on earth would the Gov. of Utah, that Guard's Commander in Chief, be willing to let his troops leave the U.S.,
to defend a foreign country, when we were not at war? These men & women are "civilian soldiers' with jobs &
families! They also, may not be young or in the best of shape! They should be protecting the US border, not overseas!
Why are we sending the Utah National Guard to Africa
Here I thought they would be going to Texas. That is where they are really needed.
This is not the role of the Guard. It's a symptom of the dangerous status of the US military.
The national guard I hear gets deployed more often then we think... I believe they are some of the first to get called for deployment.
@@AttanoPlays historically the national guard gets deployed before the regular army to setup shop and operations. As such the guard does rotations just like the regular army to train
@@UA-camr1g That's what I thought. This guy is over reacting and saying its not the role of the guard... but the guard is a branch off the army.
@@UA-camr1g facts several states share rotational deployments in Djibouti have been for decades now really nothing new, myself and my state deployed their back in the early 2000s only reason this is in the news is because this state aint done shit in a while thats about it.
@@mrdesert_fox5258oklahoma is always deployed their national guard
What in Africa is more important than OUR country's border. What foolishness is our regime getting into this time?
I hope these men stay safe. God protect them and their families.
You're worried about 300 NATIONAL GAURDSMEN being sent to Africa?? What does this have to do with the border??
My thoughts exactly
@@cancelanime1507he’s to focused on being racist that’s why
@@JD5256CK how is he being racist
@@JD5256CK When did he mention race???
Crazy! Protecting other countries, borders, and not our own
This is really stupid. We dont have to ask why protect another country when ours is invaded, we know the government hates us. I pray these guys make it back home safe.
Who ordered this, and why?
Why? We need them here
Those 300 would be of more use down on the border protecting our nation there.
I'm surprised cox didn't send all the national guard to protect texass!
@@user-ip5dm6jf8k you mean protect america?
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
@@phillipbainbridge9107 lol, idk who you think you are but I already did enlist in the USMC. 09 to 13. In Afghanistan 11-12. Been shot at, seen Marines blown up, had friends KIA and others mortaly suffer from their wounds back home.
Beside that point the 1A says I can say whatever I want. Imagine thinking military service is the only thing that gives people the right to speak their opinions.
@@Frankthetank-et7wo Furthermore yes, you may say whatever smooth-brained things you like. That doesn't make it true.
You got be kidding me, I support our veterans always, but going to Africa WTH. What about our country 😢 FJB
I can think of somewhere a lot closer to Utah where they are direly needed. You know to guard the nation...
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
They're are 1 million in the reserve, this is but a small fraction of the force, the Guard has.
Isn't the Utah national guard supposed to be protecting Utah?
Yes, but it's like the innocent people of Kuwait. We must stand up and protect oil no matter how difficult that may be.
The National Guard is the strategic reserve of the Army. They typically do oversees engagements on a regular basis in support of US interests and allies.
Sucks all the way around….no live rounds in their weapons on deployment, ROE saying they can’t do shit….fuck that. Have fun being walking targets, guys. Nothing worse than being deployed on a defensive mission where the administration is not serious about your safety.
Dude if they go on mission they get love rounds. Plus if they aren’t pulling guard, pmc groups provide the base with armed security. All in all if someone tries to attack the base they are fucked.
@@sgtmonkeypiratelike Wagner tried in Syria. They got smoked
"love rounds" *pew pew* ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
2:13 Divorce Incoming 😅
Jodie is gonna be making some visits for sure. Esp to find my self lady
You were never here when I needed you.
How could u leave us
💯
I needed physical attention 😭
So who and What are we doing down there for?
Didn't expect to see them going to *AFRICA!!* Why aren't they going to the border!?!?!?!?!
I do not support this effort. Our gaurdsmen are needed here at home.
Thank goodness for videos that they can keep in touch with their families 😊.
Man what's going on?
The UN is pulling out of Somalia at the end of the year.
nothing new, guardsmen from multiple states have been on a rotational format for decades to Djibouti and the HOA as a whole. The states earn money from the fed off guardsmen being activated on fed orders, so nothing is going on what so ever other than utah hasnt deployed anyone in a long time or if they have its not been this large.
Nothing oh but WW3 is about ready to break out so there’s that 🫨.
May God protect them all 🙏
Bro's wife just admitted that she was going to cheat on him while he was deployed.
Disgusting!
Utah, you better sort out this infidelity!
Jodie gonna get up in them
Guys
Find myself in someone else's pants 😅
God bless to all of the soldiers and their families. I went through this for a year. Lot's of prayers for all of them.
God bless them always 🌟✨🌟✨
Guard always get the cool deployments
aint that the truth Lol
African is not a cool place to be in military uniform or as a U.S. citizen. This is dangerous and takes years of preparation.
@@slimmric5915 nah the HOA, and more in particular Djibouti is a shit hole yes but they like our presence and are generally nice, been there done that early 2000s decades of different guards rotating in and out of there nothing new here
No lol
Stick together and help each other Thank you all for your sacrifice ❤
From whom and What
I wonder who is deciding this stupid decisions, sending our troops outside the country
What about our border?
May God be with all the great soldiers for strength and safety. Blessings to their families they are leaving behind. Thank you for your service to both soldiers and their families. Godspeed.
Everybody is going to Africa right now PA is out there as well
a lot are but its because multiple states have been sharing a rotation schedule for decades nothing new but another unit having fun in Djibouti, other units rotating in romania and poland same shit different pig pin.
What exactly is the National Guard doing in so far away land?
Is it National or International???
National as in "will work in the Nation's best interest wherever they are needed".
The National Guard (and the Reserves) rotates through a number of set overseas missions on a yearly basis. Although those missions could be done by regular Army or contractors, going through the motions of a deployment helps keep the Guard's readiness up. In other words, it gives the Soldiers and leaders a sort of a "dress rehearsal for war". When you are called for real, that experience is a big help.
@@CptFugu sign me up!
The N.G. has now become the Foreign legion 😅😂 Lord have mercy 🥺
@@berzerker1100 What do you mean by "Now"? 😁
Both, the ARNG and the Army Reserves have rotated constantly for the best part of 34 years now. In average most units are expected to be ready for deployment once every five to six years. Some are skipped if there is no overseas mission for them, but most units have people who've rotated through Iraq and Afghanistan (some more than once), Europe, other places in the Middle East, as well as several places in Africa and Central America. And probably a bunch of other places I didn't hear about.
@CptFugu yeah, I know , years ago the NG sent my unit to Kosovo 🇽🇰, camp Bondsteel, what an experience, God bless our troops, we really need them on our Southern Border, Airborne🇺🇲 🪖🪂
The government just thinning out the good guys!
Go to the border from California to Texas. We have army navy and marines for overseas stuff.
Deployments are tough. At least these soldiers *should* all be home in time for Christmas if none of them exceed 270 days. Some will make it back by Thanksgiving if they get on an early enough flight. I missed Thanksgiving and Christmas on my deployment
😢😢😢😢😢 Want some cheese with your whine?
@@widowmaker7462 nope Lol i wasn't looking for sympathy or empathy just stating some info. Have a nice day
@@UA-camr1g thank you for your service 🇺🇸
God bless these men amd women! Serving on the battle field and those waiting for their return! I pray that they return home safely! One love from your friend in the PNW!✌🏻💚🌎
Who are we fighting? And protecting from what?? Get your head on straight and answer that one
I bet they're stoked. Everyonne wants to deploy. Probbaly have too many peopple asking to leave and not enough slots.
in active duty, noone wants to deploy, in guard pleassse CAN I GOOO?
Remember folks someone said stay out of our business or we will strike from The Horn.
Corporate Shipping is the priority now it seems !
National Guard is now International Boots on The Ground :(
This is so there will be less numbers here to help Texas and other like minded states
Thank you all for what you do 🙏🏽
Why African when there's plenty of homeland security problems?
Gods speed and strength to all the you my brothers and sisters. Army medic veteran.
Great American Patriots are being sent away from the home front when they will most be needed at home.
God Bless our patriotic soldiers.
They should be sending these great Americans to the southern border, not some hell hole in Africa!!! Either way, stay safe and may God watch over you! 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
It's being DONE Intentionally...
We have an Invasion in America they are suppose to be Deployed like Abbott has in Texas...High Ranking Officials are Corrupt sending Troops across seas away from fulfilling their Oath as A U.S. Soldier
To do what? The military can't enforce civilian law. Maybe know the policies of your own country before talking and looking like an idiot.
@@SukhoiWolf
You're behind..
I suggest you catch up to reality
We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
@@phillipbainbridge9107having had a presence there doesn’t explain why taxpayer money is being used to expand that presence. Your copy/paste response is basically just saying “we’re already in Africa. If you don’t like how your taxpayer money is being spent, then you should let the politicians send you to Africa too.” How exactly is this deployment the best use of our national resources? In what way does this secure our freedom?
National guards are not suppose to leave the country. This just goes to show you how the US doesn't have enough soldiers in the military.
We have enough soldiers, they're just not in America.
National gaurd deploys as well
National Guard has always deployed. They've constantly deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan throughout the Global War on Terror (the last 20 years).
Do some research guy, national guard deploys alllllll the time lmfao.
They get activated and do go 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why don't we deploy them to the border instead? The Texas NG is severely undermanned down there.
With a national security catastrophe on the border now is the perfect time to send the Guard to Africa for a year, brilliant!!
lol
Thank you for your service!
ahem **Southern Border** ahem
Thank you for your selfless service
WHY AFRICA?!! WHY NOT THE TEXAS BORDER?!! WE NEED YOU HERE UTAH!!! WHAT THE FUCK?! 😮
My family knows those deployments are rough. To those mothers. Y’all got this, you will make it. Don’t be afraid to take help from your family just having a day or two to relax is a game changer mentally. My cousin was away for 22months on his last deployment. That was especially hard thankfully he did get a short leave at 14months. We helped his wife with their two kids.
God bless you all on your mission. You have put so much on the line. Oklahoma, is proud and rooting for the Utah NG. We only send our best. ❤
Who are we fighting and for what
you fools. the fight is right here at home
@@randross4655 we are a nation of immigrants. Yeah, there is a issue with the boarder. That doesn’t mean that we should shy away from helping those people suffering under tyranny around the world. Ronald Reagan will forever be the champion of the free world and Republicanism. Don’t listen to a spray tanned man who was handed everything his entire life with a silver spoon. Of course that man preaches to have no empathy for others.
Thank you!! We wish you well, too!!
God Bless and Godspeed
Congratulations
God bless Utah❤!
WE CAN SEND NATIONAL GUARD TO AFRICA BUT, NOT TO OUR OWN BORDER.
This will be quite the expedition
I was hoping this was announcing a deployment to the border, I’m very disappointed in the tone deftness this shows to the rest of the country.
Alot of comments wondering why we send these guys to Africa and not the border, so if you happen to see this, and take a couple minutes to read it, then enjoy some more info on the subject.
We've been sending guys to Africa for a hot minute, as it is an important location for global trade. Djibouti is about as close to the Suez canal as the US and our adversaries could manage, and while Camp Lemmonier itself does not see combat, it is supporting multiple outstations that do, including some in Mogadishu. Several states have been ramping up deployments to the border as a show of force, and there is only so much the national guard is legally allowed to do. Texas has more than enough troops to deal with a border they have almost fully secured, and should consider redirecting some of those troops to deal with the raging wildfires that no one seems concerned about.
Africa is not the location of strictly US operations either, but is also shared by several other western and European nations, as well as some activity from China and Japan. The location is popular due to its proximity to the Suez canal, and it being one of the most stable countries on the continent. Forgein nations constantly compete against eachother for the good graces of the Djiboutian government, in exchange for better trade and more land. A few people have mentioned the Chinese base located about 30 mins from Camp Lemmonier, and although the base is still under construction, a few Chinese officers and delegates have visited the US base as a sign of mutual interest between the two nations, to grow and stabilise the local nations in the area. The only consistent source of combat in the area is Al Shabaab in Somalia, who mainly contend with SF guys in Mogadishu. As of time of writing, Camp Lemmonier has not dealt with any hostile contact directly, at least none that I am aware of. To any Utah guys reading this, its humid, hot, and smelly over there, and the Subway/Pizza Hut is a good way to blow through a few paychecks if you aren't careful. Take care.
This is the perfect post and you nailed it. I honestly don't expect a civilian to understand, but some of these service members being clueless is pretty funny yet sad. I remember deploying to HoA and thinking "yeah this should be a guard deployment..." 😂😂 Somalia sucks at times and smells like death if you go, and you may not see a thing your entire deployment. Al-Shabaab is brutal. Be safe out there and keep your heads down, Utah Guard. Don't be afraid to feel scared. It keeps you ready for anything ✌️
Your reason for US troops in Africa is, "it is an important location for global trade". You probably do not know this but when you conduct "global trade" with military threat it is quite often referred to as imperialism.
@@jessfulbright9015 Your understanding of how the world works is severely flawed. Notice how your description "when you conduct "global trade" with military threat it is quite often referred to as imperialism" removes all nuance as to misrepresent what OP is talking about. Defending a trade route in international waters, used by countries even outside of America's sphere of influence, from opportunistic attacks is not imperialism. Especially not when those US forces are literally WELCOMED by the Somali president Hassan Mohamud
Finally, one of the 1% gives a detailed response to the idiot masses.
@@jessfulbright9015 We've had a presence in the HOA for more than 20 years. Unless you're willing to enlist or commission, stfu and stick with the rest of the 99% whose freedom was earned on the back of the 1%.
Support - Godspeed, guys. Take care and stay safe.
1:33 Arrest this mans barber immediately! 😂
GOD BLESS ALL OUR SOLDIERS
Wanna be soilders ,who and What praise hell protecting us from what and who . Go to our borders and really protect us damn 8million people here that will fill 32 states , sleeper cells wake up and Smell the coffee
Here we go again. Protecting other countries than our own!!!
There’s a lot of people here that don’t understand that our country wouldn’t function without protecting and building relations with our foreign interests we have close to nothing nationalized in this country Our country relies on imports, pretty much everything
That's what Trump changed on his presidential. We quite relying on foreign supplies and dericted work and money stay in the USA the way it should be. Biden got in and changed it back to the way it was. That's why we are broke and in proxy wars
Thats right.making things here should be the task at gand
They might be securing the strategic mineral shipments coming out of Africa other than that the place is a write-off
Africa has mud huts... you were saying?
There's also a lot of people here that don't understand sentence structure or the correct use of punctuation.
Are they crazy? We need them here to defend our border.
When I serviced in Vietnam, I was single. So, there was only my parents worried.
Holy OPSEC is no more
OPSEC never heard of her. sad part is they didnt say exactly where but there is only one posting in HOA and its in Djibouti.
Well, maybe it's a humanitarian mission/ peacekeeping assignment 🤔 who knows 🤷♂️ God bless our troops 🙏
Stay safe my brothers and sisters. Army Strong.
God bless them forever and ever Amen Jesus Christ 👑❤️🔥
why is the national guard going to another country????
They have been since the advent of foreign war.
God bless. 🇺🇸
Why are they going way over there? We need them down here on our southern boarder!!!
Don’t worry about the ladies finding strength, Jodie is always there to help 😂.
Jodie has entered the chat.
Sancho for the hispanic wives. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
These type of deployments should be reserved for the active duty US Army. National Guard should only be deployed overseas in a worst-case scenario. Over the last 20 years, the pentagon has gotten VERY comfortable deploying NG to the other side of the world on a constant basis every since the initial "Backdoor draft" outrage subsided after post-9/11's first deployments. Now that everybody has gotten conditioned to NG being mobilized, they just keep doing it. However, 20 years ago, it was in direct response to a devastating attack on our country, now it's just to backfill the active duty army due to poor retention and being stretched too thin. Let the active guys deploy more, they signed up to be full timers.
Thank you... Freedom is not free...
why?
Are you deaf?
@@ScoobieSwisher7413 NOPE. JUST CONFUSED ON HOW THIS DOES ANYTHING FOR OUR COUNTRY. NATIONAL GUARD IS FOR THE HOMEFRONT NOT AFRICA.