400 U.S. Marines In Greece For Libya Deployment

400 U.S. Marines In Greece For Libya Deployment
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Πεμ, 3 Μαρτίου 2011 - 17:09
About 400 Marines have been dispatched to a U.S. base in Greece ahead of deployment on warships off Libya, an American military spokesman said Thursday.
About 400 Marines have been dispatched to a U.S. base in Greece ahead of deployment on warships off Libya , an American military spokesman said Thursday.

Paul Farley, spokesman for the Souda base on the
island of Crete , said the troops from North Carolina arrived at the base Wednesday and would later join two U.S. warships in Mediterranean .

The USS Kearsage and the USS Ponce steamed Wednesday into the
Mediterranean en route to Libya , the Suez Canal Authority said.

The Kearsage amphibious ready group, with about 800 Marines, a fleet of helicopters and medical facilities, could support humanitarian efforts as well as military operations.
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