U.S. Army paratroopers deploy to Mideast

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U.S. Army paratroopers of an immediate reaction force from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, board their C-17 transport aircraft as they leave Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk toward an awaiting aircraft prior to departing for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare for departure for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare for departure for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, wait near their weapons prior to their departure to the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepare for departure for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

U.S. Army paratroopers of an immediate reaction force from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, march out to their C-17 transport aircraft as they leave Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

Major General James Mingus, Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, right, speaks with U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, as they prepare for departure for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, board an aircraft for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 5, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rests near his weapon while waiting for his departure to the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake