The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours. By Greg Jaffe and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington Senior military ...

The 82nd Airborne Division’s quick reaction brigade is being eyed for a possible deployment tied to operations in Iran, The New York Times reported, as thousands of Marines also make their way to a ...

The Pentagon is speeding up the deployment of thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East amid speculation that the Trump administration could send troops into Iranian territory.

The Department of War is gearing up to send thousands of troops from the Army’s 82nd Infantry Division to deploy to the Middle East, according to a source familiar with the plan. The Pentagon is ...

The Pentagon is expected to send parts of the 82nd Airborne division to the Middle East as the Iran war extends into its fourth week, according to two sources. A command element and some ground forces ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is deploying another three-ship expeditionary unit — with about 2,500 Marines aboard — to the Middle East, the second such dispatch in a matter of days as President Trump ...

The U.S. is accelerating the deployment of thousands of San Diego-based troops to the Middle East, NBC News has learned. The 11 th Marine Expeditionary Unit, made up of at least 2,200 Marines based at ...

The United States military is deploying thousands of Marines and several more battleships to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump’s top officials are reportedly engaged in talks to ...

Senior military officials are reportedly considering deploying a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to support U.S. military operations in Iran, defense officials said, even as ...

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 ...

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk to a C-17 before an airborne operation at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 13, 2025. (Pfc. Nicole Miller/U.S. Army) Elements from the 82nd ...

More than 1,000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expecting to deploy in coming days to the Middle East, according to two sources familiar with the matter, adding to the growing ...