Tacoma SDS

The Port of Tacoma is preparing once again to serve as the strategic deployment platform for the 5th Brigade/ 2nd Infantry Division Strykers to Afghanistan.

Preparations for this deployment are well underway and coordination between the Port of Tacoma, City of Tacoma, Regional Intelligence Group and the US Army are nearly complete.

A resource tool has been developed and will be updated as more information is collected and processed. This tool is a product of the "Action Fusion Center - Salish Sea Region" (AFC-SSR).

The permanent link is here: http://tinyurl.com/cmtdyg

OLYMPIA, WA – At 9:00 pm on November 13th the continued campaign to end the militarization of Olympia's port reached a crescendo tonight when nearly 40 women contained military equipment at the Port of Olympia. The women chanted, “No force is necessary, we are non-violent, no weapons on

November 10th, 2007 - Thirteen anti-war demonstrators were arrested while attempting to contain Stryker vehicles from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division from moving through the streets of Olympia, Washington. Three of the arrests took place at the intersection of 4th and Plum St. in downtown Olympia. Ten arrests took place at Union Street and Plum Street near the on ramp to I-5 North where anti-war demonstrators were in lock-down with PVC pipes locking their arms together.