Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi perform weekly Friday prayers at the Rabaa Adawiya square in Cairo where they are camping, July 12, 2013.
U.S. Sends Marines, Navy to Egypt -- US News and World Report
Political crisis, fatal protests continue as Morsi supporters plan renewed protests Friday
The U.S. military has repositioned a group of crisis response units off the coast of Egypt as the local political crisis continues to seethe, and pro-administration groups plan new support rallies on Friday.
The USS San Antonio bearing the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is one of three ships that has moved into the northern Red Sea. It can respond to a series of potential missions, including rescues within Egypt or delivering supplies, or more drastic contingencies such as securing the nearby Suez Canal.
The 2,200-strong force with its own aircraft and logistics has more resources for this kind of response than the 500 Marines stationed in Spain and Italy as a part of a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force, designed to act on a Benghazi-like situation.
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Update: USS Kearsarge, USS San Antonio 'parked off of Egypt' -- Stars and Stripes
My Comment: If these U.S. soldiers have to be deployed on Egyptian soil .... that is when you know that the entire situation has "gone south" in Egypt.
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