USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) moored to Pier 14 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on March 31, 2026. USNI News photo NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — The sun peeked over the horizon tinting the haze gray ...

Approximately 1,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne's rapid-response unit are expected to deploy The 82nd Airborne Division, based in North Carolina, is an infantry unit capable of deploying within 18 ...

Part of the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters and some soldiers with the division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team will be deploying to the U.S. Central Command’s area of authority, a Department of War ...

A thousand troops from an Army unit known for its capacity to deploy within 18 hours and parachute into a war zone are headed to join the Iran war. The Pentagon will deploy approximately 1,000 ...

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. By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington The ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Senior military officials are weighing a possible deployment of a combat brigade from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and some elements of the division’s headquarters staff to support U ...

Thousands of Marines are heading to the Middle East as the United States weighs whether to deepen its role in Iran as part of a military buildup leading to more questions about possible ground troops ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump's White House is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops amid the ongoing war in Iran, ...

Two weeks after the U.S. and Israel launched military strikes on Iran in mid-March 2026, a rumor began circulating online that U.S. soldiers were "openly" refusing to fight in the war via videos ...

The Pentagon on Friday ordered Marines and amphibious warships toward the Middle East as tensions surge around the Strait of Hormuz and ill effects on global oil supply. The deployment places a Marine ...