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U.S. secretly deploys paratroopers to Israel

newsJun 8, 20266526

A leaked April 7 U.S. Army deployment order directs elements of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, the Geronimo battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division, to deploy to Israel on temporary duty as a Quick Reaction Force. The Quick Reaction Force specializes in forced-entry operations, and the order ties the deployment to new U.S.-Israeli contingency plans for seizing Kharg Island and carving out coastal territory inside Iran, plans completed since February. Positioning an airborne QRF in Israel gives U.S. forces a rapid-response option to project force in the Persian Gulf, signaling planning for offensive options against Iranian territory and increasing the risk of direct U.S.-Iran confrontation.

Ken Klippenstein
@kenklippenstein.bsky.social

The US has quietly deployed 82nd Airborne paratroopers to Israel, per deployment order leaked to me. The deployment is tied to new US-Israel joint contingency plans for seizing Kharg Island and carving out coastal territory inside Iran. www.kenklippenstein.com/publish/post...

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