Linguists to deploy to West Africa in Ebola fight
Source: Bay City News
Members of a San Francisco-based California National Guard battalion are deploying to West Africa in spring 2015 to support the ongoing global fight against Ebola, National Guard officials said Monday.
About a half-dozen linguists from the 223rd Military Intelligence Battalion will travel overseas to provide critical support roles for up to a year in areas impacted by Ebola, according to the California National Guard.
The soldiers will begin training next month before joining the approximately 2,100 National Guardsmen and Reservists deploying to West Africa in the spring.
Upon return, all soldiers will undergo a 21-day controlled monitoring period to make sure they are healthy and have not contracted Ebola.
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