A “multi-day readiness exercise” will take place after Donald Trump deployed an “armada” to the Middle East.

President Trump has not authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. has built up its presence in the region in recent days.

The unit is part of a broader push to better integrate cyber, EW, and other non-destructive effects into missions, leaders told lawmakers on Wednesday.

The United States and Iran appear to be moving closer to military conflict, with President Donald Trump saying Washington is "ready, willing, and able" to strike its arch-foe, and Tehran vowing a "crushing response.

The Pentagon has been sending U.S. military assets into the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier group and its thousands of troops

Trump says US ‘armada’ is heading towards the Gulf, raising fears of a military escalation in the region.

Congress is backing increases to the size of the military, having passed and proposed final legislation that will raise and fund rises in end strength.

The U.S. has ordered some of its military personnel to depart from bases in the Middle East on Tuesday as tensions with Iran escalate.

The U.S. and the Philippines held their first Maritime Cooperative Activity of 2026 near fiercely contested Scarborough Shoal.