Note from LifeSiteNews co-founder Steve Jalsevac: This is an alarming development following the Vilnius NATO summit Thursday, during which NATO rejected making Ukraine a member state at this time. From that development, it appeared that the war would soon be over and many more Ukrainian lives saved from hopeless, suicidally-ordered attacks against a far stronger Russia. However, this latest announcement from Joe Biden increases the ominous possibility that now many American soldiers may also be sent into a direct battle against Russia to die for the Biden globalist ideological campaign goal of regime change in Russia. That has been the real purpose of constant U.S.-directed war escalations in Ukraine and U.S. rejections of any peace negotiations.
(Conservative Treehouse) — On Thursday, U.S. President Joe Biden signed an order activating 3,000 reserve troops to be ready for deployment as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve.
As the White House stated:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I hereby determine that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the United States for the effective conduct of Operation Atlantic Resolve in and around the United States European Command’s area of responsibility.
In furtherance of this operation, under the stated authority, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, under their respective jurisdictions, to order to active duty any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve, or any member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category and designated as essential under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, not to exceed 3,000 total members at any one time, of whom not more than 450 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve, as they deem necessary, and to terminate the service of those units and members ordered to active duty.
Politico had further information via the Pentagon:
‘This reaffirms the unwavering support and commitment to the defense of NATO’s eastern flank in the wake of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked war on Ukraine,’ Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims, the director of operations for the Joint Staff, told reporters on Thursday.
While the move gives the military’s European Command “greater flexibility” to defend the continent, it will not change the actual force levels in Europe, Capt. Bill Speaks, a spokesperson for U.S. European Command, said in a statement.
The president’s order also for the first time designates Operation Atlantic Resolve, the U.S. effort in Europe, as a contingency operation, which allows the Pentagon to call up reserve forces and implement sped-up acquisition authorities to supply those troops with equipment.
The designation not only allows the president to mobilize reservists, but also ensures they are paid and supported as active-duty troops. It also provides support for families and dependents of any reservists who might be deployed.
Reprinted with permission from the Conservative Treehouse.