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1. More from BBC

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:16 PM

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https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce84073mr06t
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US to send thousands more military personnel to Middle East - reports

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The US is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, according to multiple reports citing unnamed officials.

US officials say around 2,500 Marines from the California-based USS Boxer and the 11th Marine expeditionary unit will be heading to the Middle East, US media report.

One official tells the Reuters news agency the deployment from the west coast comes three weeks ahead of schedule.
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