NEW: Acting DHS Sec. Chad Wolf: 'There are currently no specific, credible threats against our homeland' following U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian commander. 'The entire Department remains vigilant and stands ready, as always, to defend the Homeland.”
January 3, 2020, 6:11 PMCapt. Robyn Haake/U.S. Army
The Pentagon is deploying roughly 3,500 more troops to the Middle East in response to rising tensions in the region withThe soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division could leave Fort Bragg in North Carolina for the Middle East as early as this weekend, two U.S. officials told ABC News. U.S. Army Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division, deploy from Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Jan. 1, 2020. The Immediate Response Force is being deployment to Baghdad following violent protesters that attacked the U.S. Embassy compound.
U.S. Army Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division, deploy from Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Jan. 1, 2020. The Immediate Response Force is being deployment to Baghdad following violent protesters that attacked the U.S. Embassy compound.One official indicated the troops could be stationed in Kuwait, where 750 soldiers from the same brigade were deployed on Tuesday following violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
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