900 US Troops Deploying to Middle East as Attacks on American Forces Ramp Up

Pentagon boosting forces in the Middle East following a series of attacks on American and allied troops in Iraq, Syria, and the Red Sea.

A U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot anti-missile defense launcher stands pointing east at Rzeszow Jasionska airport, near Rzeszow, Poland, on March 8, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Nine hundred service members are or will be deploying to the Middle East as the United States seeks to respond to attacks on its forces and to prevent the Israel-Hamas War from spiraling into a regional conflict.

Some of those troops were previously given prepare-to-deploy orders but others were not, according to Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.