Event Brief
Commander rejected plans to move troops from Kuwait
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Summary: CBS News sources say a U.S. commander declined options to relocate troops farther from Iran after warnings that a Kuwaiti outpost was vulnerable. Sources cite scouting of LSA Jenkins near Yanbu and Prince Sultan Air Force Base near Riyadh, while most personnel were moved about a week before Operation Epic Fury.
WHO: Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes and the 103rd Sustainment Command (Army Reserve)
WHAT: A commander rejected plans to rebase U.S. troops farther from Iran despite intelligence warnings of a potential attack on their Kuwaiti post.
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM ET
WHERE: Kuwait
WHY: Intelligence warnings indicated the Kuwaiti outpost could be attacked, but the commander rejected relocation options.
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