This Is How The U.S. Marines Evacuate An Embassy In A Country At War

Here's How US Marines Evacuate An Embassy In A Hostile Country -- David Brooks, Business Insider

The U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, was evacuated on Saturday in response to intense insurgent fighting, according to the State Department.

A Marine quick reaction force led the evacuation with assistance from two USMC MV-22 Ospreys, three Air Force F-16 fighter jets, and an undisclosed number of surveillance drones, according to the Military Times.

In situations like these, the Marine Corps is trusted to quickly respond to hostile situations, and countless hours of training have made it more than capable. In response to crises, Marines are expected to be able to execute these types of missions within six hours.

Seventy-eight evacuees were transported to the nearby country of Tunisia by a group of 80 Marines, according to the Military Times. All in all, the evacuation took five hours.

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My Comment: The U.S. mission was a success .... the Brits were not as lucky when they tried to evacuate their personnel.The above video is from a training mission on how to evacuate an American embassy fast.

US Embassy In Libya Evacuated

U.S. Embassy In Libya Evacuates Personnel -- CNN

(CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Libya evacuated its personnel on Saturday because of heavy militia violence in the capital, Tripoli, U.S. officials said.

About 150 personnel, including 80 U.S. Marines were evacuated from the embassy in the early hours of Saturday morning and were driven across the border into Tunisia, U.S. officials confirm to CNN.

CNN has learned the plan to evacuate the Americans was in the works for several days, but the decision to carry out the plan was made just in the last few days as the security situation around the embassy deteriorated.

Militia fighting in the area of the embassy and airport has degraded security in Tripoli significantly.

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More News On The Evacuation Of The U.S. Embassy In Libya

US shuts embassy in Libya due to militia clashes -- BBC
U.S. Orders Americans to Evacuate Embassy in Libya -- NBC
U.S. embassy in Libya evacuated -- USA Today
US Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes -- ABC News
US shuts embassy in Libya's Tripoli, evacuates staff amidst clashes -- RT