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1. Iran's Attacks Force U.S. Troops to Work Remotely- New York Times (gift link)
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 01:11 PM
Friday

Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say.



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/politics/iran-us-bases.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WFA.2qm6.D5raJgUeJTzO

Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the region, according to military personnel and American officials.

So now much of the land-based military is, in essence, fighting the war while working remotely, with the exception of fighter pilots
and crews operating and maintaining warplanes and conducting strikes.
......

Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage. Six U.S. service members were killed in a strike on Port Shuaiba that destroyed an Army tactical operations center. Iranian drones and missiles also targeted Ali Al Salem Air Base, damaging aircraft structures and injuring personnel, and Camp Buehring, damaging maintenance and fuel facilities......

The lack of better planning, some military officials said, also reflects a miscalculation on the part of the administration about how Iran would respond. The Trump administration did not reduce staffing at American embassies and other facilities in the region before the war started, or order departures for nonessential government employees and family members. Nor did the State Department warn Americans to steer clear of the region until after the war began.

We will have to replace these bases

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