Sources confirmed to CBS News that the latest deployment to the Middle East includes special operation forces, like Navy SEALs and Army Rangers, in addition to thousands of Marines and Army paratroopers. CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean joins to examine the move. Source link
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Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser in the first Trump administration, and a CBS News contributor, weighs in on the Pentagon’s deployment of additional service members to the Middle East. Source link
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a retired Navy SEAL, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Americans should take the sending of 5,000 more Marines to the Middle East “as boots on the ground deployment, especially with only 5,000 troops.” Source link
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana National Guard announced Monday that 120 troops will remain deployed in New Orleans through August. The six-month extension comes after 350 Guard members deployed to New Orleans in late December, in the run-up to New Year’s and other high-profile events like the Sugar Bowl. The troops, which had mainly clustered … Read more
The lengthy mission of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is causing strains for the crew members and their families. Source link