Our 6th Fleet, consisting of approximately 40 ships, 175 aircraft and 21,000 people, is stationed in the Mediterranean, at Naples, Italy…a 50 minute flight to Benghazi.

Task Force 62 (a 6th Fleet unit):
Task Force 62 is the combat-ready ground force composed of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) of approximately 1,800 Marines. Transported in Task Force 61 ships, the MEU is equipped with armor, artillery, and transport helicopters that enable it to conduct operations ashore, or evacuate civilians from troubled areas.

For those unfamiliar to the military, ‘combat-ready’ means…LEAVING NOW!!!

Combat-Ready Marines know the feeling of sleeping with combat gear on…

…giving new meaning to the phrase ‘Reach Out and Touch Someone’…fast!

THAT’S WHAT TASK FORCE 62 DOES!!!

Any career flag officer claiming help couldn’t get to Benghazi in time is lying.