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Pentagon Moves Additional Marines to the Middle East
The deployment includes about 5,000 Marines and multiple warships to reinforce U.S. forces amid intensified Iranian attacks disrupting key shipping routes, officials said.
- On March 05, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved U.S. Central Command's request for an amphibious ready group and Marine expeditionary unit to deploy to the Middle East amid Operation Epic Fury.
- Nearly two weeks into the conflict, Iranian strikes on the Strait of Hormuz and allied forces have increased, with six KC-135 crew members killed and US casualties at least 13.
- An amphibious ready group normally includes multiple warships and 5,000 Marines, and the Japan-based USS Tripoli and its embarked Marines are among the units redirected.
- President Donald Trump and his administration say the deployments aim to neutralize Iran's missile and naval threats, while Pete Hegseth called Iran's leadership "desperate and hiding".
- Earlier this month, American warships and Marines moved toward the Strait of Hormuz amid intensified Iranian strikes, with redeployments ordered to protect strategic waterways and affect regional commerce and energy markets.
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