In a State of the Union address, President Joe Biden said a temporary pier would boost humanitarian assistance. Nearly 200 troops have been injured in attacks from Iran-backed militant groups since October. Teixeira's plea agreement with prosecutors calls for a prison sentence between 11 and nearly 17 years. A plea hearing is set for March 4 in Boston’s federal courthouse. Guardsmen are facing more hostility downrange than they have in years. We want to hear from troops who have served in Iraq, Syria or Jordan in recent years. Troops have been attacked 170 times since October. The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January. U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon. The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war. Load More