airborne

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The Americans have more than four thousand US Marines on ships heading to the Gulf, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne on standby and are discussing further reinforcements.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

And yet, consider what other developments are taking place: Two units of thousands of Marines are already headed to the region, and now a couple thousand paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne are on the way.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Marines will also soon be in theater, with some 2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

As Washington pursued a diplomatic end to the conflict, the Pentagon deployed an additional 2,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Mideast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

General John L. Throckmorton set up the headquarters of the 101st Airborne at Southeastern High, where my parents had gone to school.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides