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| Intro: | Missouri's National Guard won't send new troops to Afghanistan any time soon |
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Wrap: There's already a team of Missouri National Guard soldiers in Afghanistan and there are no plans to send more.
That's according to the guard's Captain Tammy Spicer.
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| Description: "The Missouri National Guard stands ready to respond when needed and if we are called upon, we will respond quickly. But we have had no word of additional mobilizations at this time." | |
Spicer also said the guard has plans to replace a team of troops currently in Afghanistan but that's been in the works for several months.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Max Reiss, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.
| Intro: | The Missouri National Guard will send more troops to Afghanistan but are not part of the president's new plan. |
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Wrap: The Missouri National Guard has planned to deploy more troops to Afghanistan for months.
Captain Tammy Spicer says those troops will join other Missouri soldiers to work with locals on agricultural business initiatives.
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| Description: "We've been in those same planning phases for quite some time on getting them trained up, getting the proper gear, equipment, and training that they need to be successful in those missions." | |
Those new troops will head to Afghanistan some time next year.
Spicer said the guard hasn't received any new orders to get more troops ready.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Max Reiss, Newsradio 1120 KMOX.