BINGO!
Posted on 10/01/2014 9:51:40 AM PDT by Iron Munro
The commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division and 700 of his troops will head to Liberia in late October as the military steps up its response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
The "Screaming Eagle" troops from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will set up a headquarters in Monrovia, the Liberian capital, and will be joined by 700 combat engineers from several commands, the Pentagon said.
Once the troops have arrived, Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of the 101st, will replace Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, as commander of the U.S. military response to the Ebola epidemic that has hit hardest in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Williams will return to his post as commander of U.S. Army Africa, the Pentagon said.
Aid groups and officials in West Africa have complained about what they called the slow pace of the U.S. and the international community's response to the epidemic. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, took particular issue with published reports calling the military's efforts thus far "slow-footed."
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Correct me if I am wrong. Don’t combat engineers blow things up? Controlled demolition of bridges and stuff like that?
I may be wrong, but combat engineers are not the same function of civilian engineers. Not in the slightest.
Now you know the loyalties of the Pentagon
thank you...answer to my question
If the paratroopers spread Ebola far and wide upon return to the US, that’ll ramp up demands for socialized medicine... and that’ll suit 0bama right down to the ground.
Here we go again. Spread our troops out all over the world so they can’t vote.
they are a lot closer than an infantryman.
See post #89
Our idiot “leader” sends troops where he shouldn’t and won’t send them where he should. The 101st is not the Peace Corps.
BINGO!
Oh, I understand a combat engineer probably has no experience fighting ebola but neither does an infantryman. A combat engineer’s skills would, however, be more easily transferrable to the type of activities involved in dealing with a pandemic than the skills of someone trained to fight combat. An engineer is trained to build stuff and deal with physical, mechanical and logistical issues.
**Once the troops have arrived, Army Maj. Gen. Gary Volesky, commander of the 101st, will replace Maj. Gen. Darryl Williams, as commander of the U.S. military**
MG Williams is a GREAT guy. Personable, hard working. In spite of his rank he really still relates to the troops. Served with him previously. Great family too.
Last time I saw him he greeted me with a big bear hug. My boss gave me a “what the heck just happened” look.
Anyway, I have no idea what the heck that idiot in the White House is doing. He is ruining my beloved military. (I retired 3 days ago so I can now say what I want and not worry)
We have bigger problems with ISIS and he is opening the borders and allowing people with Ebola into the country. I am so mad I could spit.
I know what an engineer is...Have a few in my family.
All the COMBAT engineers I have known, did CONTROLLED DEMOLITION. Sort of the opposite of building stuff. Look up controlled demolition, then get back to me.
Do you have to construct a controlled demolition plan for a givien situation and put the componants together?
Shape charges, detonation cord, C-4, fuses get assembled and placed.
Thos skills right there, along with their basic knowedge of general engineering principles makes them much more suited to quickly figure out how to implement, construct and plan out an ebola containment facility under proper direction.
Okay. YOU keep that thought.
WE’RE NUMERO UNO!!!
Wonder if he’ll send his daughter. He and Moochy could probably be helpful doing some volunteer work in a soup kitchen at a hospital.
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