Obama Hiring Contractor for African Bombs (WND)

07/15/2013

My latest from WND. -- S.P.

The Obama administration continues to ramp up its military-response capabilities in Africa, where it is now looking for contractor support to transport U.S. Africa Command troops, weaponry and explosives.

The U.S. Transportation Command on behalf of AFRICOM is soliciting help from private aircraft providers who can move U.S. troops and supplies in the Central African nations of Uganda, Central Africa Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

The development comes at a time when the Department of Defense simultaneously is strengthening its ability – also with contractor assistance – to retrieve soldiers trapped and injured in hot spots ranging from Cameroon to Kenya.

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Posted at 01:19 PM in Africa, Central African Republic, Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Dept. of Defense, U.S. Special Forces, Uganda, White House, WND | Permalink

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07/15/2013