They are handling logistics in an austere environment, which they have a lot of expertise at.
+1I Agree. IMHO it seems a low-cost solution with little political drawback. US forces have been there since the end of the 90s conducting cooperative training with local forces there. I suppose this TF to end up like a
West Africa Training Cruise exercise. WATC included medical professionals from the U.S. Navy's Medical Department. US Army provided support to civil authorities in Southeast Asia, Japan, Philippines before
United Assistance - Ebola Relief supporting West Africa civil authorities as directed by DOD & President Obama.