At the direction of the Commander in Chief President Donald J. Trump, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force (IRF) of the 82nd Airborne Division to the U.S. Central Command area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq.
Approximately 750 #Soldiers will deploy to the region immediately & additional forces from the IRF are prepared to deploy over the next several days.
This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel and facilities, such as we witnessed in Baghdad today. The United States will protect our people and interests anywhere they are found around the world.
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The Combined Federal Campaign has launched and I wanted to take a moment to remind U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) employees that you can make a difference for the causes you care most about. Visit GiveCFC.org for more.
Congratulations to the United States Air Force on yesterday’s successful Minuteman III launch test. Proud to see our nation demonstrate its safe, secure, and effective ICBM system.
Operation Warp Speed was launched to accelerate the development of a #COVID19 vaccine while maintaining standards for safety and efficacy. Learn how:
https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/explaining-operation-warp-speed/index.html
