U.S. sending more troops to Middle East

The Pentagon says it is sending additional personnel to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary


LATEST U.S. DEPLOYMENTS (as of Oct 1, 2024)

2,000-3,000 extra troops (estimated)

Additional personnel includes squadrons of F-15E, F-16 and F-22 fighter jets and A-10 attack aircraft

USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group on its way from Atlantic


U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN MIDDLE EAST

U.S. base in operation for at least 15 years 
Other site with U.S. military presence
U.S. naval deployment (approximate location) 
Countries or territories where Iran-backed militias are active

GREECE
Wasp ARG*
Mediterranean Sea
TÜRKIYE 
CYPRUS
LEBANON 
ISRAEL
SYRIA
IRAQ
Palestinian Territories
EGYPT 
SUDAN
Red Sea
Independently-deployed destroyers
ERITREA
DJIBOUTI
ETHIOPIA
Gulf of Aden
SOMALIA
JORDAN
KUWAIT 
SAUDI ARABIA
QATAR
UAE 
OMAN
YEMEN
IRAN
BAHRAIN
Gulf of Oman
The Gulf
INDIAN OCEAN

USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group

300km 185 miles

Total personnel 43,000
(including extra troops) 


*Amphibious ready group


Sources: AP, Council on Foreign Relations 
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