Deployment

Thousands of troops have departed for the Middle East in recent days.

A prank story on social media says that the 2nd Marine Division is involuntarily mobilizing Marines from the IRR.

The entire 1st Brigade Combat Team of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division is deploying to Kuwait.

About 100 paratroopers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, were wheels up early Wednesday.

Additional forces are preparing to deploy within days.

​​​​​​​Tricare is now covering portable Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines backdated to Jan. 24, 2019.

For the past few years, senior U.S military officials have warned of the dangers involved with the high operational tempo.

"We have been at war now for almost 20 years, and you are starting to see what that is doing to our forces," he said.

They're deploying this winter.

Lawmakers called on Defense Secretary Mark Esper to clarify the Pentagon's plans.