military
US Forces Surge to Gulf Bases
Pentagon confirms additional F-35A and F-15E squadrons deployed to Al Udeid AB (Qatar) and Al Dhafra AB (UAE). B-2 Spirit bombers arrive at Diego Garcia. Total troop count in region exceeds 45,000.
Sources
- T1 Pentagon Official western
- T2 Al Arabiya Major middle_eastern
- T2 Global Times Major eastern
- T3 CSIS Institutional international