The USS Boxer amphibious ready group with 2,200 Marines from Camp Pendleton has deployed to the Mideast as the war with Iran continues.
According to multiple reports, the amphibious assault ship accompanied by the dock-landing ship USS Comstock and amphibious transport dock USS Portland left San Diego on Wednesday.
The departure was not announced in advance for security. The Associated Press said it received confirmation that ships are bound for the Middle East.
The Boxer is a small aircraft carrier with F-35B stealth jets, V-22 Osprey tiltrotors and helicopters, along with hovercraft in its well deck, that can support an amphibious landing by the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The deployment comes amid discussion about a possible U.S. takeover of Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf as a bargaining chip to end the war. Most of Iran’s oil is exported through facilities on the small island.
Another amphibious unit, led by the Japan-based USS Tripoli, is already in the Indian Ocean enroute to the war area.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Naval Institute reported that two San Diego-based littoral combat ships, the USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara, have docked in Singapore, potentially headed to the Mideast for mine-sweeping duty in the Strait of Hormuz.
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