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The 101st Airborne is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trainedfor air assault operations. The division was renowned for its role on D-Day.Major General David H. Petraeus (“Eagle 6″) led the Screaming Eagles towar during the 2003 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The administration says they won’t need them.Nashville Public Radio reported:
Troops from the 101st Airborne Division leading the military response toEbola in West Africa will only need gloves and masks to protect themselvesfrom the deadly virus, so said Gen. David Rodriguez at a Pentagon briefingWednesday.
“They don’t need the whole suit - as such - because they’re not going tobe in contact with any of the people,” the commander of U.S. troops inAfrica said.
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne will primarily be building hospitals,ultimately leading what could be a contingent of 4,000 American servicemembers. They’ll be housed either in tent cities at military airfields orin Liberian Ministry of Defense facilities, Rodriguez said.
Soldiers’ health will be monitored through surveys and taking theirtemperature on their way in and out of camps. If a service member does getsick, Rodriguez said they will be flown home immediately for treatment.
Hat Tip Virginia
Health officials admitted this past week that the death rate in the Ebolaepidemic has risen to 70 percent, up from 50 percent. US troops prepare fordeployment (US Army Africa)
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