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Pentagon Sends More Soldiers to Middle East for Defensive Purposes, Citing Threats in the Region

Pentagon Sends More Soldiers to Middle East for Defensive Purposes, Citing Threats in the Region
Flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, on May 19, 2019. Garrett LaBarge/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters
Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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A key U.S. Department of Defense official has approved the deployment of extra troops to the Middle East for defensive purposes on June 17.

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has endorsed a request from the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) for additional forces.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
Editor/Reporter
Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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