Over 4,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines Set Sail For Mediterranean
The United States has started the deployment of more than 4,000 marines and sailors to the Mediterranean Sea to support the ongoing military operation in Libya, the U.S. Navy news service said.
The decision to deploy servicemen from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BATARG) and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit was made “based on continuing urgent needs in Libya and the region,” said the report, which was distributed on the DVIDS website.
“Amphibious ships are optimally suited for executing a wide range of missions, from humanitarian assistance to theater and maritime security operations,” BATARG commander Capt. Steven J. Yoder was quoted as saying.
Wild Thing’s comment………
This is how obama does not send ground troops. The obama version.
Obama has not consulted Congress or anyone else other then his progressive inner circle.
Obama will also expect us to believe that he is doing this to “save” Libyan lives by destroying Libyan lives, while strengthening an opposition force that none of us have any idea what to name.
Obama has all the emotion and empathy of a reptile.
God help us and guard our troops!
Sing it Bing!
“I….. WON’T be home….. for Christmas, er RAMADAN…… You can’t count on me!”
Thats a misnomer, Amphibious Assault is by Higgans boats, Amtraks or what ever, that is an LPH (Landing Party Helo) specially designed for Vertical envelopment, invented by the way by the Marine Corps in the 1950s. I don’t know which is worse coming ashore in a Mike Boat or by Heliocoper. But here we go again.
More Kinetic Energy…errr Military Action but not a war. This is obnamas way of busting the budget because there is no purpose to this.
Darth, yes, and I am really concerned about that happening too. These troops are going to be turing around and going right back into battle.
Mark, thanks for explaining that. “here we go again”…. there must be almost all our Veterans that see that too, even I do and I am not a Vet. Thanks Mark.