US deploys NC-based 82nd Airborne
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Perspective: 82nd Airborne heads back toward Iran, reviving 1979 plans Carter shelved, and raising a question Trump may soon face.
President Trump is sending 7,000 additional troops to the Middle East. As peace talks stall, the possibility of a ground operation in Iran rises.
Elements of the famous 82nd Airborne Division are packing up to march off for Middle East duty, fulfilling their motto “All the Way.”
The 82nd Airborne Division deployment to the Middle East is intended to pressure Iran into accepting U.S. ceasefire terms, military analyst Michael Eisenstadt says.