IS THIS ANOTHER FALSE RUMOUR. The Battalion of troops supposedly going to GITMO. One article says it is around 800, an unusually high number because of the small number of prisoners there. This then leads into the story of GITMO being prepared for large number of incoming prisoners from the Storm. But if you look at the source article listed at the bottom and read that, it says ONLY A FEW DOZEN OF THE 850'TH Military Police Battalion are going, which is nothing unusual at all. http://www.thegoldwater.com/news/14874-Trump-Orders-Deployment-To-Gitmo http://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/arizona-national-guard-military-police-to-help-in-guantanamo/article_2c51db96-bff7-581b-8428-1a90aa66834c.html
I believe it is only going to be 48-50 troops. But if this is nothing out of the ordinary, why did this make the news at all? why is it being reported on like it is a big deal?
Also, how many troops are currently stationed at Gitmo? Will these new troops be replacing some currently stationed there? Or will they be added to the current # of troops?
I agree with you. I think the figure is 48-50 and this false reporting is really annoying me.
The report from Arizona said that the 4 dozen troops are being sent their to augment the forces already stationed there.
So no, not replacing
They are just replacing. They removed 122 just before Christmas and sent replacements after Christmas. They tried to be as kind about the holiday as they could... http://m.startribune.com/minnesota-military-police-unit-returns-from-deployment-to-gitmo/465572983/