Patriot missile launchers and two other short-range systems are now in place at al-Asad Air Base, where Iran carried out a massive ballistic missile attack against U.S. and coalition troops in January, and at the military base in Irbil, said officials.

Actor Sean Penn compared the coronavirus outbreak to the earthquake recovery in Haiti, and recommended the military be deployed to help.

Officials did not say what group they believe launched the rocket attack, but Kataib Hezbollah or another Iranian-backed Shia militia group is likely.

The White House said the policy shift is part of Trump’s commitment to “ensuring our forces are able to defend against any and all threats.”

According to U.S. military officials, rather than draw down, Americans have poured 20,000 additional troops in the Middle East.

Twitter users were quick to mock the U.S. Space Force's inaugural uniform for being camo green instead of the seemingly obvious black.

Relations with Iraq were fractured after the U.S. launched a drone strike near Baghdad's international airport on Jan. 3 that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

The decision came in the aftermath of a U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force.

"You can't hack something that doesn't have an IP address," Lt. Col. Jason Rossi said.

Here's a look at his statements on military matters and personnel, some of which may be heard from the stage Thursday or in tweets.