The US deploys elite airborne forces to the Middle East: they were trained to seize airfields, AP reports
The United States is urgently deploying more than 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, closer to the area surrounding Iran. The elite units are preparing to depart within the next few days, according to the Associated Press, which cited three defense officials familiar with the matter. The 82nd Airborne Division serves as the U.S. Army’s primary rapid-response force, capable of executing swift and complex airborne operations, including parachute landings, securing
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