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Evacuation of U.S. troops from Mideast base sends community groups scrambling to help

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

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Evacuation of U.S. troops from Mideast base sends community groups scrambling to help
Source: NPR News
A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12.

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

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