On June 28, according to NBC News, the US Department of Defense moved US military assets near Israel and Lebanon in preparation for the evacuation of Americans in Israel and Lebanon.
On June 28, according to NBC coverage, three U.S. defense officials and a former U.S. official familiar with the plans said that as the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, the Pentagon is moving U.S. military assets closer to Israel and Lebanon in order to prepare for the evacuation of Americans. Marines from the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp and Expeditionary Force 24, which has special operations capabilities, entered the Mediterranean on Wednesday to rendezvous with the land...