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In a barely noticed development, a US Army unit is now training for domestic operations under the control of US Army North, the Army service component of Northern Command. A news report in the Army Times newspaper  noted that in addition to emergency response the force “may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control.”

Marines 'Assault' American Beaches In Amphibious Drill
The 3rd Infantry Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team has spent 35 of the last 60 months in Iraq patrolling in full battle rattle, helping restore essential services and escorting supply convoys.Now they’re training for the same mission at home on American soil. They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control. READ "ARMY TIMES" ARTICLE With beach landings, 25 naval ships and an air assault, the United States and eight other countries are staging a major amphibious exercise on the US East Coast this week, fighting a fictional enemy.  About 20,000 US forces, plus hundreds of British, Dutch and French troops as well as liaison officers from Italy, Spain, New Zealand and Australia are taking part in the exercise along the Atlantic coast off Virginia and North Carolina. An American aircraft carrier, amphibious assault ships including France's Mistral, Canadian mine sweepers and dozens of aircraft have been deployed for the drill, which began on January 30 and runs through mid-February. The Pentagon opened the drill to foreign armies for the first time this year, with thousands of foreign troops among those participating.
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