[UAH] EVEN THIS LEVEL OF SECURITY WILL NOT PREVENT MUSEVENI'S DEATH

Document: Major resources needed for Obama Africa trip

Written by: La'Kitgum on 15th June 2013

By Carol D. Leonnig and David Nakamura, The Washington Post, June 15, 2013

President Barack Obama makes his way down the stairs of Air Force One April 8, 2009, upon his arrival to Andrews Air Force Base returning from Baghdad, Iraq.

Washington — When President Obama goes to sub-Saharan Africa this month, the federal agencies charged with keeping him safe won't be taking any chances.

Hundreds of U.S. Secret Service agents will be dispatched to secure facilities in Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania. A Navy aircraft carrier or amphibious ship, with a fully staffed medical trauma center, will be stationed offshore in case of an emergency.

Military cargo planes will airlift in 56 support vehicles, including 14 limousines and three trucks loaded with sheets of bullet­proof glass to cover the windows of the hotels where the first family will stay. Fighter jets will fly in shifts, giving 24-hour coverage over the president's airspace, so they can intervene quickly if an errant plane gets too close.

The elaborate security provisions — which will cost the government tens of millions of dollars — are outlined in a confidential internal planning document

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