U.S. Involvement in War Escalates | U.S. further beefing up military presence in Middle East with additional troops, more on standby

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders US forces to be ready to deploy as Middle East heats up

Snippet of Article: "...The U.S. is further beefing up its military presence in the Middle East, sending in additional troops and putting others on standby while keeping an aircraft carrier on station as the region prepares for more violence. ...along with thousands of Marines capable of performing civilian evacuations from Lebanon if necessary. ...“We did deploy some additional forces into the region,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said ..."

Source: www.politico.com

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