US to deploy thousands more troops to Middle East
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Footage shows operations onboard the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship, USS Portland amphibious transport dock ship and USS Comstock dock landing ship. The ships are heading to the Middle East during
The U.S. military is deploying thousands of Marines and sailors to the Middle East to potentially reinforce its grouping amid the war with Iran, Newsmax reported on March 19, citing four U.S. officials speaking on the condition of anonymity.
The USS Boxer amphibious ready group and attached 11th Marine expeditionary unit is deploying to the Middle East from California, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Friday.
Amid the escalating war with Iran, the United States has sped up the deployment of thousands of additional troops and sailors to West Asia. Three warships, USS Boxer, USS Portland, and USS Comstock, carrying around 2,500 Marines, departed Naval Base San ...