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General knows risks, training of troops recently sent to Middle East

Tense relations between Iran and the United States are nothing new to four-star Gen. Dan McNeill. He retired after 40 years, having commanded the 82nd Airborne and Fort Bragg's 18th Airborne Corps. He has taken his troops into combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan, and he recognizes the current threat that faces those deployed in the region and those who will soon join them.