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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe President has ordered 80 US troops to Chad to assist Nigeria in thier hunt for nearly 300 teenage girls who were kidnapped by the al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram terrorist group according to the Washington Times<\/a>;<\/p>\n \u201cThese personnel will support the operation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for missions over northern Nigeria and the surrounding area,\u201d Mr. Obama said in a letter to House Speaker John A. Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. \u201cThe force will remain in Chad until its support in resolving the kidnapping situation is no longer required.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n From the Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n According to Lt. Col. Myles Caggins, the 80 U.S. military personnel will help expand drone searches of the region. About 40 of the troops make up the launch and recovering teams for the drone being deployed there and the other 40 make up the security force for the team. Caggins said this latest deployment will not involve ground searches by the troops.<\/p>\n A senior U.S. official said the drone is a Predator, and will be in addition to the unarmed Global Hawks already being used. The new flights will be based out of Chad and allow the military to expand its search to that country. Initially the flights were largely over Nigeria.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n