According to CNN, the Defense Department intends to seek authority to call up 50,000 reservists
for homeland defense. As was the case with Operation Desert Storm, JSU's ROTC and National Guard
students may be affected.
The Pentagon is working on a plan to call up the military reservists to back up the crews
supporting the fighter jets that are on "strip alert," which means the warplanes could
take to the air within 15 minutes, sources tell CNN.
Only the president can order this action. But governors in 31 states have already called up
10,000 National Guard troops.
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