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U.S. troops assisting in Ebola mission may be quarantined
cnn ^ | 10/15/14 | Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent

Posted on 10/15/2014 1:44:54 PM PDT by Nachum

Washington (CNN) -- In an unprecedented move to protect U.S. troops that might be exposed to Ebola, U.S. military commanders are being given the authority to quarantine troops for 21 days at a Defense Department facility where they will be monitored for signs of the disease and treated if they do contract the virus, a Defense Department memo explained.

The memo, which was obtained by CNN, spells out the details of the military's plan for the first time.

It does not reveal the location of the facility, but one U.S. official said it may be a site in the Washington, D.C. area. The quarantine will apply to troops evacuated from West Africa, if it is determined they have an elevated risk of exposure to Ebola.

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To: Parley Baer
"Yet we can’t quarantine the flights out of the African Ebola countries. Just pure insanity coming out of this administration."

Hang on and hunker down as PC ism, the wet dream of the liberals, kills more Americans and costs us trillions of $'s.


21 posted on 10/15/2014 2:07:22 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (I, Barrack E Obolabama support the left wing's war on Ebola. Fox News & Republicans will fight me.)
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To: Parley Baer
I read this morning that no direct flights come from there to here.
22 posted on 10/15/2014 2:07:38 PM PDT by what's up
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To: Grampa Dave

so there is no one in Africa capable of building treatment facilities ?


23 posted on 10/15/2014 2:07:56 PM PDT by kingattax (a real American would rather die on his feet than live on his knees.)
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To: Nachum

A) We shouldn’t be sending them.
B) Since we are, they damn well should be quarantined upon returning.


24 posted on 10/15/2014 2:08:24 PM PDT by Wolfie
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To: Wolfie

C) And they should not have direct contact with anyone suspected of being infected, despite a recent suggestion by Rep. Keith Ellison to the contrary.


25 posted on 10/15/2014 2:13:18 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: allendale

I have 3 young relatives in the military now and all are leaving ASAP when their first enlistments are up and that is soon, thank goodness. All are leaving due to the fake president.


26 posted on 10/15/2014 2:15:45 PM PDT by TheConservativeParty (under construction)
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To: JohnBovenmyer
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27 posted on 10/15/2014 2:15:48 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (I, Barrack E Obolabama support the left wing's war on Ebola. Fox News & Republicans will fight me.)
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To: JohnBovenmyer

Or Fort Detrick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Detrick

Fort Detrick is a United States Army Medical Command installation located in Frederick, Maryland. Historically, Fort Detrick was the center of the US biological weapons program from 1943 to 1969. Since the discontinuation of that program, it has hosted most elements of the United States biological defense program.

As of the early 2010s, Fort Detrick’s 1,200-acre (490 ha) campus supports a multi-governmental community that conducts biomedical research and development, medical materiel management, global medical communications and the study of foreign plant pathogens. It is home to the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), with its bio-defense agency, the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID). It also hosts the National Cancer Institute-Frederick (NCI-Frederick)[1] and is home to the National Interagency Confederation for Biological Research (NICBR)[2] and National Interagency Biodefense Campus (NIBC).

Fort Detrick is the largest employer in Frederick County, Maryland.


28 posted on 10/15/2014 2:23:53 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (I, Barrack E Obolabama support the left wing's war on Ebola. Fox News & Republicans will fight me.)
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To: kingattax

I will be sending you a private message/answer.


29 posted on 10/15/2014 2:28:55 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (I, Barrack E Obolabama support the left wing's war on Ebola. Fox News & Republicans will fight me.)
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To: Nachum

We quarantine OUR military (that should not be there)
but not the Patient Zeros and terrorists?


30 posted on 10/15/2014 2:48:55 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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To: Grampa Dave

Given enough time and budget they probably could create a safe quarantine and treatment facility large enough for the job. I doubt Obama will provide either. In that case I’d rather not risk the intellectual capital now present there.


31 posted on 10/15/2014 2:49:04 PM PDT by JohnBovenmyer (Obama been Liberal. Hope Change!)
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To: Nachum

I want to say, “are there ANY intelligent people in the administration at all?”

But we know this is all by design, we know he sent them there to specifically to endanger them, just that nobody is gutsy enough to say it.


32 posted on 10/15/2014 2:55:10 PM PDT by Thorliveshere (Minnesota Survivor)
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To: Nachum

They must be testing a vaccine with these soldiers.


33 posted on 10/15/2014 2:55:12 PM PDT by jetson (we got a bog fcking problem her)
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To: Nachum

34 posted on 10/15/2014 2:59:08 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Diogenesis

The hypocrisy is staggering. We all know they must be quarantined, thanks to our “so called” leader, just for being there.
Instead,our military should be stacked deep all along our borders. Perfect time to close our borders(It even would be considered pc), with the promise of being shot. Like it always should be.


35 posted on 10/15/2014 3:27:03 PM PDT by Rick66
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To: Nachum; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty ping.


36 posted on 10/15/2014 6:13:45 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: Nachum

Hey, just toss ‘em some X-boxes, junk food, and porn, and they’ll be good to go for 21 days.


37 posted on 10/15/2014 6:28:03 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: Nachum

It is stupid to send troops to West Africa when it is amidst a biological weapons attack.

Army Doctrine: Healthy Troops DO NOT enter contaminated areas. The basic component of force protection in a biologically contaminated area is AVOIDANCE.

Got that.

IT’S ARMY DOCTRINE. You AVOID the contaminated area.
(FM 3-100, FM 17-98)

Appendix B

SECTION 1 — CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE

Avoidance is the most important fundamental of NBC defense because the best way to survive is to avoid being the object of an NBC attack. Avoiding contaminated areas minimizes the risk of additional casualties and the degradation of combat power caused by operating in MOPP level 3 or 4 for extended periods of time. In addition, the unit is not required to spend the time and resources needed for decontamination. Contamination avoidance measures include using passive avoidance measures, locating contaminated areas, identifying NBC agents, warning other members of the platoon as well as other units, and reporting NBC threats to higher headquarters. If the tactical situation does not allow avoidance, the unit must be prepared to operate in a contaminated environment.

Passive avoidance measures can decrease the possibility of NBC attack or reduce the effects of an attack already under way. Effective use of concealment, dispersion, prepared positions, OPSEC, and signal security lessen the chances of being acquired as a target. The scout platoon should continually analyze its vulnerability to NBC attack and take appropriate protective measures.

Attacks and contamination must be detected quickly and reported to adjacent units and headquarters elements. The scout platoon must have an effective method of quickly passing the alarm in the event of an NBC attack. The alarm can be passed by radio, audible signals, or hand-and-arm signals. The SOP should specify automatic procedures for employing detection teams and submitting the required NBC reports after an NBC attack or when contamination is encountered.

All movement routes and future positions should be reconnoitered for nuclear and chemical contamination whenever possible. Reconnaissance and quartering parties should be prepared to encounter, detect, identify, report, and mark contamination. By finding the location and type of hazard (nuclear radiation or chemical agent), the scout platoon can determine the best plan for bypassing, crossing, or operating in the hazard. The platoon must be prepared to locate and evaluate the hazard based on available information from fallout predictions (simplified and detailed), chemical downwind hazard predictions, monitoring data, and contamination overlays. Based on the situation, the platoon leader and parent unit commander must be able to implement protective measures specified in the SOP to minimize personnel losses and limit the spread of contamination.


38 posted on 10/15/2014 6:31:10 PM PDT by xzins ( Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for victory!)
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To: Nachum; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

39 posted on 10/15/2014 7:30:19 PM PDT by null and void ("Agoraphobia": fear of the marketplace; "AlGoreaphobia": fear of the marketplace of ideas.)
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To: xzins
If the tactical situation does not allow avoidance, the unit must be prepared to operate in a contaminated environment.

Do you think the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force considers Africa a "contaminated area", and one that they cannot operate in and must avoid at all costs, is that why you posted that snippet from an FM about a platoon operating in a contaminated area?

40 posted on 10/15/2014 8:37:02 PM PDT by ansel12 ( LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nationÂ’s electorate for democrats)
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