Periscope Daily Defense News Capsules February 19, 2003
USA - TROOPS IN HAWAII COULD REINFORCE FORCES ON KOREAN PENINSULA
HONOLULU ADVERTISER -- American troops in Hawaii will be held as a reserve force to reinforce soldiers in South Korea should the crisis on the Korean peninsula escalate into war, reports the Honolulu Advertiser.
The Army's 25th Infantry Division and the 8,000 Marines on Oahu have not been given orders to deploy to the Persian Gulf, leading some defense analysts to conclude that the U.S. is concerned that North Korea will launch an attack on South Korea, reports UPI.
"The forces that are in Hawaii are force-packaged for the Korean Peninsula," said Patrick Garrett, an analyst for Globalsecurity.org. "I think they don't really have the type of training you need for fighting in a desert environment."
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