Pentagon Deploying 2nd Marine Unit to the Middle East

In the past week, U.S. officials have confirmed two separate amphibious ready groups have been dispatched to the region amid ongoing fighting with Iran.

The dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45), as seen from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during integrated training with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 27, 2026. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Stuart, via DVIDS

An additional force of U.S. warships and an attached Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) is set to deploy to the Middle East amid ongoing combat operations against Iran, The Epoch Times has learned.

The USS Boxer amphibious ready group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), currently based out of San Diego, California, are set to sail across the Indo-Pacific region to reach the waters of the Middle East, according to a U.S. military source familiar with the matter.