Corps sending 200 Marines to Central America for disaster relief, training

[Judi Lynn]

Corps sending 200 Marines to Central America for disaster relief, training

The U.S. Marine Corps plans on sending 200 men to supplement disaster relief and training operations in Central America and the Caribbean.

By Fred Lambert | Sept. 27, 2014 at 6:26 PM

MIAMI, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps plans to send 200 men next year to supplement an air-ground task force in the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees disaster relief, training and other operations in Central America and the Caribbean.
Brig. Gen. David Coffman, commander of Marine Corps Forces South, told the Marine Corps Times that the new unit will supplement current operations in the area.

Like most SOUTHCOM missions, the Marines will largely focus on building partnership in a part of the world laden with violence and uncertainty, which has left some of the most vulnerable members of the local populations — including children — fleeing for the U.S. border.

Aside from a ground and logistics element, the task force will also have air capabilities. CH-53E heavy lift helicopters, also known as "Super Stallions," will be available for humanitarian missions, such as those conducted by Marines in Haiti, which was devastated by an earthquake in 2010.

The task force will also focus on helping certain host nations -- including the possibility of El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize and the Dominican Republic, where the unit might be based -- to develop their own military forces, "both in the narcotics trafficking fight and in a broader sense on how they use their military capability," Coffman said.

More:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2014/09/27/Corps-sending-200-Marines-to-Central-America-for-disaster-relief-training/8541411852843/

[cantbeserious]

1. Might This Just Be A PR Campaign Given The History Of US Supported Drug Smuggling

eom

[newfie11]

2. Let's hope that's all their going down there to do. Nt

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[Judi Lynn]

3. Giving them an official reason to introduce military into Central America.

They aren't as subtle as they imagine, or maybe they simply don't care anymore, since no one can stop them.

[newfie11]

5. I just don't understand what's happening anymore

Growing up I thought we were the good guys but as an adult living through Vietnam to now, I've changed my mind.

I have little hope things will willingly change for the better. Ike warned about the MIC. Combine that with oligarchs willing to sell their soul for money and it makes the hair stand up.

Meanwhile many folks are totally unconcerned with what is going on in this country. Doesn't help that the newsmedia belongs to the same oligarchs.

[a la izquierda]

4. Nothing to see here, folks...

I'm sure this explanation is legit...right.

[Paolo123]

6. What disaster are they referring to?

What a load of BS

[Judi Lynn]

7. Too wierd, isn't it? Any reason will work on people who don't know, and don't care! n/t

[Paolo123]

8. For a solid two decades now the American People have shown that they will believe anything. nt