US EditionUS Speeds up Deployment of Thousands More Marines, Sailors to Middle East
USS Boxer and escorts with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit accelerate deployment to support carrier strike groups and provide F-35B capabilities amid hostilities with Iran.
- On March 18, 2026, USS Boxer, an Amphibious Assault ship, departed San Diego Bay, California, with USS Comstock and USS Portland to support ongoing hostilities with Iran in the Mideast.
- Four U.S. officials confirmed to Newsmax the Pentagon prompted an earlier departure, accelerating deployments of thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East.
- The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, totaling at least 2,200 Marines from Camp Pendleton, deployed aboard Boxer, which remains at least three weeks from the combat zone and can carry F-35B fighters despite an F-35 being damaged Thursday morning.
- USS Tripoli departed last week with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to augment carrier strike groups USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln, while USS Rushmore is expected from Japan and USS San Diego remains for maintenance.
- Per a 2024 Navy contracting solicitation, Boxer’s selected restricted availability is now scheduled for February 2027 through October 2028, despite years of maintenance issues, while the Pentagon requests $200 billion amid rising casualties.
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Three US warships carrying 2,200 Marines set sail from a naval port in San Diego, California, this week towards Iran, although they are officially headed for the Indo-Pacific region, ABC television reported, citing unnamed military sources.
Thousands Of Additional Marines Possibly Being Deployed To Middle East
About 2,200 Marines and three warships are expected to head toward the Middle East as the war against Iran continues. The Marine Expeditionary Unit departed California earlier this week. “The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is aboard the USS Boxer, the USS Comstock and the USS Portland — along with 2,000 sailors,” ABC News reports. Three Navy...
The United States is sending thousands of additional troops and multiple warships to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran. While the war…
Times of San Diego
eastcountymagazine.orgSan Diego-based USS Boxer with Pendleton Marines deploys to Mideast
The USS Boxer amphibious ready group with 2,200 Marines from Camp Pendleton has deployed to the Mideast as the war with Iran continues.
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