What an incredible misuse of one of our military's premiere units.

"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."

The pathetic sycophants who comprise our command leadership think this is just dandy.

[Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral] "Kirby stressed that "everybody in the military shares the sense of urgency" as the epidemic worsens. The World Health Organization has reported that cases of Ebola and deaths have escalated in recent weeks.

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also issued a statement defending the military's response.

He said the military's efforts would "support U.S. government and international relief efforts by leveraging our unique U.S. military capabilities."

"Specifically, we're establishing command and control nodes, logistics hubs, training for health care workers, and providing engineering support," Dempsey said. "The protection of our men and women is my priority as we seek to help those in Africa and work together to stem the tide of this crisis."

Kirby also said the military efforts were part of a "whole of government" approach that involved the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Centers for Disease Control."

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/...bola-fight.html

A compassionate response to human suffering is within the finest tradition of we Americans, but not by deploying what is essentially a military strike force to deal with a communicable disease. These troops are not trained for this sort of mission and this is in no way the job of an airborne division.

May God keep these men safe and I hope the next President will get rid of the Kirbys and Dempseys who infest our armed forces.

Somewhere the guys in the Eighty Deuce are laughing their asses off. What a WASTE of combat troops, And the number is about equal to what Joffrey sent to face ISIL.