About Griffin Shock

 
 
 
Griffin Shock is an exercise designed to prepare V Corps and NATO Multinational Corps Northeast with the rapid expansion of NATO Multinational Battlegroup Poland in support of NATO deterrence initiatives such as bolstering readiness, responsiveness, and reinforcement. 

 

Griffin Shock is a combined NATO and U.S. Army short notice exercise that will demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to enhance the NATO alliance by rapidly reinforcing the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Poland to a brigade size Land Forces Brigade.

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Texas Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to assist in Houston’s civil unrest
Texas Military Department
June 8, 2020 | 2:52
(HOUSTON) – Texas Army National Guard Col. Rodrigo Gonzalez, the commander of Joint Task Force 72, thanks the Soldiers staged at NRG Park Stadium in Houston, for their dedication to the mission of keeping Texas safe during these troubling times, June 8th, 2020. Joint Task Force 72 is a headquarters unit overseeing the Texas Military Department’s assistive response to law enforcement during the ongoing civil disturbances occurring across the state. Soldiers from the 4th Battalion of the 54th Field Artillery, from Dallas, prepare to be on hand, if needed, to assist local law enforcement and medical personnel in the event of civil unrest in the area by setting up a command post next to NRG Park Stadium. On May 30, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott activated elements of the Texas National Guard to augment law enforcement throughout the state in response to civil unrest. The Texas National Guard will be used to support local law enforcement and protect critical infrastructure necessary to the well-being of local communities. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Samuel De Leon)
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