Pentagon Deploys Special Marine Response Force To West Africa To Provide Support For Ebola Efforts

The Hill: Marines headed to Africa to fight Ebola outbreak
“The Pentagon is deploying 100 troops from a special Marine response force to West Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak. … The Marine unit will provide supply and transportation assistance for the anti-Ebola effort until Army units arrive later this month to take over the possibly year-long mission…” (Wong, 10/8).

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