Crisis in the Middle East shows National Guard drills and mobilization
Dalton Georgia reports Col William Holland leads the 48th Mechanized Brigade in Mojave Desert war games using elite gear to mirror active units. President Bush mobilizes up to 40,000 reservists across services for Saudi defense, testing the Total Force policy and questioning readiness versus Vietnam-era sentiment and Brookings expert cautions.
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