A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the Middle East deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning.
The order gives President Trump more military options as he considers diplomacy with Iran. It is unclear where the soldiers will go in the Middle East.
The Trump administration has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy about 2,000 soldiers to the Middle East, a person familiar with the matter said, as the White House weighs options to ease Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
The Pentagon is preparing to deploy about 2,000 U.S. troops from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, bolstering the U.S. military presence in the region and providing more options for President Trump, a source familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share internal military deliberations, told The Hill…
The 82nd Airborne Division is based at Fort Bragg, N.C.
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More than 1,000 additional troops from the 82nd Airborne Division are heading to the Middle East, according to two sources. The announcement came as President Donald Trump in the Oval Office Tuesday said, “We’ve won this, this war has been won.” NBC's Richard Engel reports for TODAY on the war in Iran.
