The Pentagon ordered the deployment of a Marine expeditionary unit and additional warships to the Middle East amid Operation Epic Fury, according to a report.
High wind warning west of Rochester from noon Friday - 5am Saturday. A wind advisory will be in effect for all other areas in WNY.DOVER, DELAWARE - MARCH 09: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine , U.
S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance participate in the dignified transfer of U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington at Dover Air Force Base on March 9, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. Sgt. Pennington died of injuries sustained from an Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia on March 1, 2026. The Pentagon ordered the deployment of a Marine expeditionary unit and additional warships to the Middle East amid Operation Epic Fury, according to a report. DORAL, FLORIDA - MARCH 05: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the inaugural Americas Counter Cartel Conference at the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters on March 05, 2026 in Doral, Florida. The conference is being held to address narco-terrorism with regional defense and security leaders from the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. on Friday reported that Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth approved a request from U.S. Central Command for "an amphibious ready group" and its Marine expeditionary unit -- which usually involves multiple warships and 5,000 Marines -- to help U.S. forces already operating in the region as the conflict with Iran continues. Among the units being redirected is the Japan-based USS Tripoli and its embarked Marines, the outlet noted. The move comes nearly two weeks into the conflict, as Iranian attacks on strategic waterways and allied forces have intensified. American warships and Marines have been moving toward the Middle East amid heightened Iranian strikes on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping corridor, which have disrupted commercial traffic and strained energy markets."Iran's Navy is gone, their Air Force is no longer, missiles, drones and everything else are being decimated, and their leaders have been wiped from the face of the earth," he added. "We have unparalleled firepower, unlimited ammunition, and plenty of time -- watch what happens to these deranged scumbags today. They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!" Hegseth on Friday said Iran's leadership is "desperate and hiding." He added that the nation's new supreme leader is "wounded and likely disfigured." As for the U.S., six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran were killed after their plane crashed in western Iraq, the U.S. military said. CENTCOM, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in “friendly airspace,” and that the other plane landed safely. The crash brings the U.S. death toll amid the conflict to at least 13 service members, seven of whom were killed in combat. About 140 U.S. service members have been injured, including eight severely, the Pentagon said earlier this week.A statue of the Virgin Mary that was taken from the grotto at Holy Cross Church on Lake Avenue has been found, according to the venue's Facebook page.A teacher from Wayne County is facing a federal charge after prosecutors said he used his home to hold prostitution parties.Fairport man escapes Middle East as war escalates
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