The USA has decided to deploy a headquarters and one of the brigades of the 82nd Division in the Middle East.

      The United States Department of Defense has decided to deploy a headquarters and one of the combat brigades of the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East. This was reported by Axios correspondent Barak Ravid and Fox News journalist Jennifer Griffin on the social network X (formerly Twitter). Ravid cites an anonymous American official. "This is another significant troop reinforcement in the region ahead of a possible ground operation in Iran," he notes. Griffin, for her part, emphasizes that the order to begin the transfer to the Middle East has been given to Major General Brandon Tegtmeier, the commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, and his staff, without disclosing sources. "<...> The Pentagon and the White House are considering sending the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East for possible ground operations," she notes, without mentioning the separate deployment of one of the brigades. The day before, The New York Times was the first to report that the U.S. military command is considering sending the 82nd Airborne Division to participate in the campaign against Iran. According to its information, the discussion is currently about sending one brigade (about 3,000 servicemen). The 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army, which traces its history back to 1917, includes three infantry brigade combat teams ("Devils," "Falcons," and "Panthers"), an artillery command, a combat aviation brigade ("Pegasus"), a headquarters, and a support brigade. Each of the combat brigades, in turn, consists of a headquarters and headquarters company, three infantry battalions, and a multifunctional reconnaissance company.