Pentagon says U.S. service members have been chosen for potential deployment to Middle East

2,000 US troops are ordered to be ready to possibly deploy to the Middle East.

Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk2,000 US troops ordered to be ready to possibly deploy to the Middle East

No infantry units have been ordered to prepare to deploy as officials stressed that no U.S. troops are not intended to serve in a combat role. The carrier and warships had been scheduled to return home next month. The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower is expected to arrive in the region in the next several days, the DOD said.

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