U.S. Military To Be On Standby During The Sochi Winter Olympics

U.S. Warships Deploy For Sochi Olympics -- Washington Times

The United States will deploy at least two warships into the Black Sea off the coast of Sochi, Russia, to respond to a potential terror attack during the upcoming Olympics, top officials said on Monday.

The positioning of the ships would also enable the rapid evacuation of Americans in the event of an attack, CNN reported. The State Department would take the lead if evacuations became necessary.

The ships will have helicopters that could fly Americans out of the country if needed. There are also aircraft on standby in Germany that could be at Sochi in about two hours if needed.

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More News On U.S. Preparedness During The Sochi Winter Olympics

U.S. military to be on standby -- ESPN
Warships part of U.S. contingency plan for Sochi Olympics -- CNN
U.S. studying rescue plans in case of crisis in Sochi -- Reuters
US works on Sochi pullout plan -- Stuff.nz/Reuters
Olympics Security Worries U.S. Officials -- New York Times

My Comment: Even in the worst case scenario of a terror attack that will prompt a cancellation of the games and foreigners fleeing .... the Russian government will not permit U.S. soldiers on Russian soil. Airplanes in .... airplanes out .... that will be the sum of U.S. military involvement.