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US troops, families adjust to new normal of Iran war
Fourteen weeks after President Donald Trump ordered an attack on Iran, the U.S. military is adjusting to a state of conflict that is not full-scale war but also not peace. U.S. troops in the Middle East manage exchanges of fire with Iran every few days as the Navy blockades Iran's ports, while the Pentagon works to replenish depleted munitions and families of service members cope with extended deployments.
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