Pentagon Puts Forces on Alert in Europe Amid Libya Unrest
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The U.S. has put its military forces in Europe on alert in case they’re required to respond to a security crisis stemming from political unrest in Libya, according to a U.S. defense official.
Several teams of military personnel assigned to the U.S. Africa Command and based in Stuttgart, Germany, have been put on notice and can reach parts of Libya quickly because they’re equipped with their own air transport, said the official, who asked not to be identified because he wasn’t authorized to discuss the plans.