OBAMA AUTHORIZES USE OF NATIONAL GUARD TO FIGHT EBOLA IN W. AFRICA (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Thursday, October 16, 2014, 23:58

President Barack Obama authorized the Pentagon to call up members of the National Guard and other military reserve units on Thursday to help combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

Obama said the guardsmen would “augment the active forces in support of Operation United Assistance, providing humanitarian assistance and consequence management related to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the West Africa region” in a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Hill reported.

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