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US Set to Deploy 2,000 Troops From 82nd Airborne to Middle East - Bloomberg.com

Bloomberg | Jen Judson

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Published March 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM AST Updated March 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM AST Bloomberg 0 likes 0 comments

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 Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

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