A combat-loaded F/A-18C launches off the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A combat-loaded F/A-18C launches off the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • The US is increasing its "force posture" in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.
  • A Navy strike group was redirected and Patriot battalions were activated.
  • In a Saturday statement, officials said the moves were made in response to new escalations by Iran.

The US is increasing its military presence in the Middle East amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.