In October, roughly 1,400 U.S. military personnel are expected to deploy to West Africa to bolster the international community’s efforts to contain the deadly virus. The U.S. expects to deploy at least 3,000 forces throughout the fall, with new estimates of more than 4,000 forces. The initial mission, according to the U.S. military, focuses on building treatment facilities and training health-care workers. Yet, nearly the entire initial military deployment consists of some of the nation’s top combat-trained troops. Defense Department spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby told reporters last week the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, an advanced air assault unit based at Fort...
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