Obama May Send National Guard to Liberia to Fight Ebola: Sources -- NBC
President Barack Obama is expected to issue an executive order Thursday paving the way for the deployment of National Guard forces to Liberia to help contain the Ebola outbreak there, sources told NBC News.
The sources said that eight engineers and logistical specialists from the Guard, both active-duty and reservists, would probably be included in the first deployment. They are expected to help build 17 Ebola treatment centers, with 100 beds apiece. The sources said that no decision had been made.
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My Comment: NBC is slow on the news .... the first reports of U.S. National Guard personnel being sent to West Africa was reported by Breaking Defense two days ago .... Reserve, Guard May Deploy Against Ebola: New Missions, New Tensions (Breaking Defense).
Update: U.S. National Guard personnel are already in Liberia (see above video).
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