Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the
Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.
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Lt. Col. Mike Burns, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division, told The Associated Press 3,500 members of the division’s quick-deployment brigade, known officially as its Immediate Response Force, will have deployed within a few days.
A loading ramp at Fort Bragg was filled Saturday morning with combat gear and restless soldiers.