Homeland defense response teams announced

National Guard, Oct 1998

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen has announced the specific locations of the 10 National Guard Rapid Assessment and Initial Detection, or RAID, teams being established during the next fiscal year The teams are part of the Department of Defense's overall efforts to support local, state and federal civil authorities in the event on an incident involving weapons of mass destruction on U.S. soil.

Cohen announced in May 10 states would host new 22member National Guard teams. DoD officials selected the states based on several criteria related to size and location.Those locations include: Los Alamitos, Calif.; Aurora, Colo.; Marietta, Ga. -Dobbins Air Reserve Base; Peoria, Ill.; Natick, Mass.; Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.; Scotia, N.Y -- Stratton Air National Guard Base; Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.; Austin, Texas; and Tacoma, Wash.