Guantanamo Bay preparing for long term operation

(7 Jun 2018) Guantánamo detainees pray during the holy month of Ramadan. 40 men remain prisoners of war, all have been locked up longer than a decade. “The people we have in here now are accused of executing, planning, events that killed Americans. If they could have been redistributed to other countries or released or transferred, they would have been.“  Says Rear Admiral John Ring with the Joint Task Force. Ring is tasked with a new mission. After the Obama administration’s failed attempt to shutter the detention facility, President Trump is reversing course, signing an executive order earlier this year to keep operations in Cuba going.   “So, in order to execute that mission, I have to make some investments.“  Says Ring. The military is spending millions to make Guantánamo more permanent. $12 Million for a new dining facility, over $8 million for a new detainee medical wing, and $115 million has been approved to replace deteriorating barrac