The move comes after the Pentagon last week ordered the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and 31st MEU to transit to the Middle East.

The Pentagon is sending three warships and thousands of additional US Marines to the Middle East, widening America’s force posture as the Iran War deepens.

With two Amphibious Ready Groups heading to the Middle East, there is increasing speculation that the U.S. will try to seize Iran's strategic Kharg Island.

The USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is transporting Marines who recently completed training for such a deployment.

The three ships that make up the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group with their embarked Marines deployed from the West Coast this week, USNI News has learned. The ARG and Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit completed certification exercises,

USS Tripoli and Boxer deployments boosted US readiness, enhancing air, sea, and ground capabilities while improving operational flexibility

The USS Boxer amphibious ready group with 2,200 Marines from Camp Pendleton has deployed to the Mideast as the war with Iran continues.