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In recent days, the Army unexpectedly canceled a major training exercise for the headquarters element of an elite paratrooper unit, officials said, fueling speculation within the Defense Department that soldiers specializing in ground combat and a range of other missions may be deployed to the Middle East as the conflict with Iran escalates.

About 700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division were deployed to a couple of military bases nearby in reaction to demonstrations there against police violence

They are in addition to about 700 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne who deployed to Kuwait earlier this week.