U.S. Army being deployed to Egypt?

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

This past weekend I set up at a flea market/swap meet and met a girl who was selling a bunch of stuff before she had to leave. I asked her where she was going and she told me she is in the U.S. Army Reserve and that they were just told last week that they would be deploying to Egypt before the end of the year and since she did not know exactly when she wanted to go ahead and get rid of excess stuff now. Anybody have any more info on this?

 

[pcosmar]

Older,,

The U.S. and Egypt Sure Look Like Allies, at Least on Military Matters
http://www.theatlantic.com/internat...e-allies-at-least-on-military-matters/262411/

Presently,
Egypt's army and presidency: A delicate dance
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsCon...pts-army-and-presidency-A-delicate-dance.aspx

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-03/04/c_132205153.htm
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Unrest-in-Egypt-city-draws-in-military-20130304

Then of course there is this,,
U.S. Army veteran Eric Harroun, known as ‘the American,’ joins group in Syria to fight against Bashar al-Assad

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...es-middle-eastern-conflicts-article-1.1285617

Harroun grew up in Phoenix before serving almost three years in the U.S. Army. His father, Darryl Harroun, told Fox News his son was discharged after a car crash that left him with a steel plate in his head. After leaving the Army, Harroun eventually began to identify as a Muslim and embraced “Islamic fanaticism,” Fox reports

 

[pcosmar]

Oh,, and this.



And this was a while back..

 

[pcosmar]

You get to looking,, and it is rather "routine".

45 Illinois guardsmen headed to Egypt deployment
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=8728088
Missouri Guardsmen welcomed home from Egyptian deployment
http://www.moguard.com/08-21-12-missouri-guardsmen-welcomed-home-from-egyptian-deployment.html
Ceremony welcomes troops home from deployment in Egypt
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruce...ny-welcomes-troops-home-from-deployment-egypt
National Guard to deploy to Egypt
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/national-guard-deploy-egypt/nWghS/

Then of course there is this.

Egypt: Deployment of U.S Troops in Sinai Denied
http://allafrica.com/stories/201211240419.html

There are no plans or even intentions to deploy US troops in Sinai, Keshky said in statements.

Egypt has not approved and will never approve the presence of foreign troops on its lands, he stressed.

The only non-Egyptian troops allowed in Sinai are the UN peacekeeping forces, he added.

So I guess we are not really there.

 

[jufreese]

I work with someone who had to go back to train for "peace keeping missions" in Africa. That was about a year ago, so it's been planned for some time now.