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#US to deploy around 1,000 #troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to #MiddleEast

The US #military is preparing to deploy around 1,000 troops from the #82ndAirborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days…. It’s the latest addition of American troops after US ofcls last week said thousands of #Marines on several #Navy ships will be heading to the region.

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https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-24-2026

Live updates: US to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to three people with knowledge of the move who spoke on condition of anonymity.

AP News

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Nonilex 2d ago

While the Marine units are trained in missions that include supporting #US embassies, evacuating civilians & disaster relief, the soldiers of the #82ndAirborne are trained to parachute into hostile or contested territory to secure key territory & airfields.

#BootsOnTheGround #TrumpsWar #Iran #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast