Sgt. Ezequiel Valencia with the 747 Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, watches as the Boston Marathon begins, April 15, 2013. Photo: U.S. Army
Absent From Boston Bomb Investigation and Relief: U.S. Military -- Danger Room
The Pentagon’s bomb squad formally predicted the threat last year: improvised explosive devices of the sort seen in Iraq and Afghanistan would come to American cities. “In the event of an IED-related domestic incident,” the squad, known as JIEDDO, further anticipated in its five-year strategic plan, “the lead federal agency will require DoD [Department of Defense] support.”
As it turns out, not really. Assuming investigators are correct that the Boston Marathon bombs were jury-rigged together, the Marathon attack on Monday represents the first major domestic homemade bomb attack of the post-9/11 era. But first responders, cops and federal law enforcement didn’t call on any significant Defense Department aid. It’s an encouraging sign amidst a depressing week.
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