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toomuchtodoyesterday at 4:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

To note, I believe it's possible the ~1500 troops staging to Minnesota are not to assist with ICE operations, but to be air lifted via the 133rd Airlift Wing to Greenland. If interested in pursuing this, task some commercial satellite imaging.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/133rd_Airlift_Wing


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throw0101cyesterday at 10:54 PM

The troops that are being readied are actually the 11th Airborne Division:

* https://time.com/7347191/minnesota-army-troops-standby/

whose deputy commander is a Canadian, as a part of an exchange program:

* https://11thairbornedivision.army.mil/dcgo/

so I'm not sure how sending him to Greenland is going to work.

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throw0101ayesterday at 6:23 PM

"Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, officials say":

* https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/pentagon-ala...

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