U.S. Escalates Contractor Roles in Africa (WND)

09/02/2013

U.S. Escalates Contractor Roles in Africa (WND)

My latest from WND. - S.P.

The Obama administration suddenly is hunting for contractors to help haul military equipment and supplies to and from Egypt and other nations within the U.S. Africa Command’s area of responsibility, WND has discovered.

The endeavor comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Mideast and North Africa, as U.S. warships already have arrived in the Mediterranean and warships from Syrian ally Russia reportedly are on the way.

Though it remains unclear which specific operations the initiative may support, the Army nonetheless is rapidly moving toward obtaining private-sector assistance in the AFRICOM Surface Distribution Services, or ASDS, endeavor.

Continued at WND.com...

Sep 2, 2013 9:02:49 PM | Africa, Russia, U.S. Army, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Defense, White House, WND

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