Elite Marine To Defend American Embassy

Libya attack: Pentagon sends elite Marine team to protect Americans 

 

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White House workers walk on the roof of the White House after lowering the flag to half staff for the death of U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 in Washington.

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The Pentagon has dispatched a team of 50 elite US troops to help bolster the security of American personnel in Libya, according to defense officials.

The Department of Defense stands “ready to respond” with military measures as directed by the president, said a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity during a background briefing with reporters Wednesday afternoon.
The US Marine Corps unit, known as the Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST), is specially trained to protect – and when necessary, extract – US citizens, as they did when they were sent to bring home US citizens in Liberia in 2003 and in Haiti in 2004.

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