Washington Post: U.S. sending sailors, Marines toward Israel, defense officials say
The United States is sending an amphibious task force of thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines toward Israel, where they will be positioned aboard warships in case the conflict there with Hamas expands.
Two defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss planned military movements, said Monday that the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, numbering more than 4,000 sailors and Marines, will join a growing American fleet off the coast of Israel that will include two aircraft carriers and their associated escort ships.
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Update #1: Thousands of US Marines are sailing to Israel while the Pentagon orders 2,000 additional troops to ready for potential deployment, reports say (Insider)
Update #2: Ships, Planes, Weapons, Troops: Here’s All the Military Support the U.S. Is Readying for Israel (Time)
WNU Editor: About 19,000 US military personnel and counting.
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