Anonymous21 days ago
The Pentagon has ordered the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit — approximately 5,000 Marines and sailors — to redeploy from their forward stations in Japan to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing U.S. air and naval campaign against Iran. The move adds significant amphibious capability to a force that already includes two carrier strike groups and more than 30 warships, but it also creates a conspicuous gap in the Indo-Pacific at a time of rising Chinese naval assertiveness.