U.S. Moves Marines as Precaution for Libya Evacuation
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The U.S. shifted a Marine contingent to Italy to prepare for the possible evacuation of American personnel from Tripoli, citing lessons learned from the 2012 attack in Benghazi as political turmoil intensified in Libya.
The Defense Department shifted the unit from Spain to Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, bringing the number of Marines there to about 250, Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said yesterday. The U.S. has seven V-2 Osprey planes and three C-130s transport aircraft at the base, Kirby said.