The United States is deploying additional forces and air defense systems to the Middle East in response to escalating threats. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and additional Patriot battalions, along with expanded 'prepare to deploy' orders. The move comes after recent attacks on US forces and bases in the region. The Pentagon stated that the deployment is a reaction to the increased risk of attacks on US forces and aims to bolster air defense capabilities in the Middle East.
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The US will "take action" if other participants enter the Palestinian conflict. Lloyd Austin, head of the Pentagon, expressed US concern about the possible escalation of the military conflict between Hamas and Israel. He emphasized that the US reserves the right to protect and… https://t.co/qtYjWxT96p https://t.co/JkAGnT3P3h
The head of the Pentagon said that the United States expects a serious escalation in the Middle East, which will lead to an increased risk of attacks on its forces in the region https://t.co/REqMjqxLg5
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Lloyd Austin says the U.S. sees the prospect of "significant escalation" in the Middle East, days after Houthis launched missiles and drones from Yemen toward Israel https://t.co/b8ATU3sKtX
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The United States is sending a Thaad battery and additional Patriot battalions, two of its most powerful weapons against missiles, to the region, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a statement on Saturday.
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The US is sending additional forces to the Middle East "THAAD" and "Patriot" air defense systems will join the aircraft carriers that sailed into the Eastern Mediterranean, the Pentagon announced. The deployment of American air defenses to the Middle East is a reaction to the… https://t.co/EYHoxx7TFC
The United States will deploy THAAD and Patriot missile defense systems in the Middle East, - Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin A battery of the THAAD missile defense system and additional Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems will be deployed in the Middle East. This was… https://t.co/LeHBjmTo8q https://t.co/GzEAu76zZ8
The United States is gathering additional troops and deploying air defense systems in the Middle East, - Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin https://t.co/4WQgJ44IgQ
U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin announced tonight that due to the recent Attacks by Pro-Iranian Militias across the Middle East and the Escalation we have Observed in Israel, the U.S. Army will be Deploying a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Battery as well as… https://t.co/lD0mqfPSfb https://t.co/d86YnrF2uQ
Days after Houthis launch missiles and drones from Yemen toward Israel: U.S. deploying Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and additional Patriot battalions throughout the Middle East https://t.co/7bBMdh8gRu
The U.S. has deployed an antiballistic missile defense system and several Patriot missile battalions to the Middle East, the Pentagon said, days after U.S. bases and a U.S. warship came under drone attack. https://t.co/hPbeuWAEjj https://t.co/hPbeuWAEjj
More Firepower - Defense Secretary Austin Announces Additional Carrier Strike Group, THAAD and Patriot Battalions Along with Expanded Prepare to Deploy Orders https://t.co/FEWFThdxvM
The U.S. will send a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defense missile system battalions to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Saturday, in response to recent attacks on U.S. troops in the region. https://t.co/i4adcmTrA4
BREAKING: US activates deployment of defense systems 'throughout' Middle East per the Pentagon through AFP
BREAKING: US activates deployment of defense systems 'throughout' Mideast per the Pentagon through AFP
BREAKING: The Pentagon says the US will put additional forces on 'prepare to deploy' orders and will also send additional missile defenses to the Middle East
BREAKING: U.S. defense secretary orders additional forces to the Middle East including, “the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery as well as additional Patriot battalions.” (Note: Hamas and Hezbollah do not have ballistic missiles. Iran does.)
The U.S. is increasing its force posture in the Middle East: - Additional forces have been placed on "prepare to deploy" orders. - A THAAD battery and additional Patriot battalions are being deployed to the Middle East. https://t.co/zz55meIzMB
Pentagon: The United States will deploy military reinforcements in the Middle East in light of the escalation in the region
Pentagon deploys a THAAD battery as well as additional Patriot battalions to the MidEast to increase force protection for U.S. forces. Also more US forces on prepare to deploy orders. US already has 2,000 troops on such orders. - NPR Journalist
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