{"id":40,"date":"2011-10-17T17:05:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T17:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/100.42.52.148\/~klaaskid\/blog\/?p=40"},"modified":"2018-04-05T12:09:09","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T19:09:09","slug":"can-the-u-s-military-rescue-baby-lisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/can-the-u-s-military-rescue-baby-lisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the U.S. Military Rescue Baby Lisa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3458 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.klaaskids.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pep4-e1522955339783.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"229\" \/><span class=\"dropcap\">M<\/span>issouri Governor Jay Nixon has called upon members of the 1139<sup>th<\/sup> Military Police Company of the Missouri National Guard to assist in the search for Lisa Irwin, who has been missing from her Kansas City home since October 4. Twenty-five members of the unit have joined police in ground searches for 10-month-old baby Lisa. This is a very good sign as the military can contribute many disciplines and resources to a Search and Rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I first became aware of the military\u2019s potential impact on missing persons when my daughter Polly was kidnapped in 1993, during Fleet Week in San Francisco.\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">This is the time of year when the U.S. Navy, including the Blue Angels, descends upon the San Francisco Bay to show off.\u00a0During an appeal for search parties, many sailors and other local military personnel volunteered their services.\u00a0It soon became apparent that many of these highly organized soldiers had expert training in Search and Rescue operations.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The U.S. military is the best-equipped and trained search and secure force in the world, especially when force size is considered;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Units are constantly training in field deployment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">They utilize techniques and the most advanced communication, sensing and surveillance electronics available in the world;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The military can rapidly deploy to the most inacce<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">ssible areas;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">They have mobile secure communication;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The military has night vision and sensing availability that is unsurpassed.\u00a0 They \u201cown the night\u201d;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The armed forces have a proven chain of command that is non-jurisdictional.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Will baby Lisa\u00a0 be found? It is still too early to say, but it is a big world and she is a little baby. However, the military&#8217;s involvement in her case is definitely an asset.<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"background-color: #efefef;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>issouri Governor Jay Nixon has called upon members of the 1139th Military Police Company of the Missouri National Guard to assist in the search for Lisa Irwin, who has been missing from her Kansas City home since October 4. Twenty-five members of the unit have joined police in ground searches for 10-month-old baby Lisa. 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