In all, the Defense Department will confiscate 192 Apaches from National Guard units around the country and give them to the active duty Army.

In exchange for the heavily armed and highly maneuverable choppers, Guard units will receive 111 UH-60 Blackhawk transport helicopters from the Army, Defense One reports.

Last week, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee, claiming that the measure will save taxpayers $12 billion, over the next three years.

FK – The NATIONAL guard is all federal property anyway. They created it to discourage the states from having their own militias…

Local police amassing arsenal of surplus Army weapons

3rd Amendment No Longer Offers Protection Under the Police State