More On Middle East

Over the next two years, troops will see their tours in eight countries extend to 12 months.

Airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing and reservists from the 419th Fighter Wing have deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base.

An aggressive Iran has resulted in broader common ground between Israel and many of the Sunni Arab governments in the region.

The service members that the Pentagon recently ordered to the Middle East for emergency deployment may get some special pays.

The U.S. has overwhelming force in the region, but war with Iran could come at a heavy cost.

Air Force Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was called back to Washington, D.C., from Europe.

In three "notice to airmen" messages, the agency prohibits flights over Iraq, Iran, the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

Thousands of troops have departed for the Middle East in recent days.

It's the latest short-notice deployment in the wake of a U.S. strike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani.

About 100 paratroopers from the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg, were wheels up early Wednesday.