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Separately, troops with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the Middle East last weekend, and the 11th MEU is on the way, along with paratroopers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon is also deploying paratroopers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to the region.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
At least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, trained to land in hostile territory to secure key positions and airfields, have been ordered to the Middle East.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Among them are elite paratroopers trained to drop behind enemy lines and around 5,000 Marines, including amphibious strike groups.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
The Pentagon is also deploying paratroopers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division to the region.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
At least 1,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division, trained to land in hostile territory to secure key positions and airfields, have been ordered to the Middle East.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Among them are elite paratroopers trained to drop behind enemy lines and around 5,000 Marines, including amphibious strike groups.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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