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Phantom Blooper
07-14-06, 04:20 PM
News clip on MSNBC


Military officials are discussing contingency plans for what appears now to be the inevitable evacuation of U.S. citizens.



One official says that the most likely plan would be to use the assets from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based out of Camp Lejeune. The 24th MEU is currently in the Red Sea near Jordan, conducting bilateral and unilateral training exercises.



The most likely candidate from the MEU would be the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima. It resembles a small aircraft carrier, complete with helicopters and light attack aircraft.



One official says that the military is working on the assumption that they would have to evacuate nearly 25,000 people.



--Courtney Kube, Pentagon producer