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Obama calls Guard into Ebola fight
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/221009-obama-sends-national-guard-to-ebola-fightObama calls Guard into Ebola fight
By Justin Sink - 10/16/14 04:25 PM EDT
President Obama on Thursday authorized the Pentagon to call up members of the National Guard to active duty to help combat the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
Obama said the National Guardsmen would "augment the active forces in support of Operation United Assistance, providing humanitarian assistance and consequence management" in a letter to Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).
The Pentagon is likely to tap a team of engineers and logistical specialists from both the active-duty and reserve to help with the construction of 17 Ebola hospitals across Liberia, according to a report from NBC News. Each medial center is to be equipped with 100 beds.
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