"This base transfer occurred amid force protection concerns sparked by escalating tensions between the United States and Iran and its proxy militias, which CJTF-OIR said led to an acceleration of the long-term transfer plan."
A company size element of Marines conducted an aerial assault exercise in vicinity of a small U.S. base in southeastern Syria amid concerns of a potential Russian military operations in the region.
The Navy and Marine Corps launched more than 110 aerial sorties and combed 13,000 square nautical miles off the Philippine coast looking for the missing Marine.