The Pentagon has directed U.S. European Command to take the lead for U.S. military support in the vicinity of Lebanon and the eastern Mediterranean Sea beginning Aug. 23, a senior military official announced today. The newly formed "Joint Task Force-Lebanon" consists of assets from the Navy's 6th Fleet and will take over for U.S. Central Command's Task Force-59, which was established in mid-July to assist U.S. citizens fleeing Lebanon. "Today, following the directions of the secretary of defense, we will...
