The Pentagon is sending more firepower to the Middle East as part of the joint operation against Iran, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a Monday morning press conference.

Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, who leads U.S. Central Command, “will receive additional forces even today,” Caine said. “This rapid buildup of forces demonstrated the Joint Forces’ ability to adapt and project power at the time and place of our nation’s choosing.”