Albert Bryant Sr., 97, and John Henry Chaney, 104, were drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943.
The task force coordinates Marine units in Europe and Africa. It's next rotation is scheduled for May.
All were in their 20s ― and the youngest was just 21.
A similar reorganization will take place before October at the West Coast-based 1st Supply Battalion.
The U.S. struck more than 85 Iran-backed targets on Feb. 2 in retaliation for the deaths of three American soldiers in January.
The Marine Corps has ordered inspections of each of its barracks by March 15.
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
The military service with the smallest proportion of women in the ranks may also be disproportionately good at retaining them.
The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don’t amount to war.
The drone attack on Sunday killed three reserve soldiers and injured dozens.
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