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U.S. Sending Marines, More Warships to Middle East Over Iranian Threats

U.S. Sending Marines, More Warships to Middle East Over Iranian Threats

USS Bataan (LHD-5) and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) form a strait transit formation behind the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) during Composite Training Unit Exercise (C2X), Atlantic Ocean, May 21, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo

The U.S. is sending two amphibious warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to bolster regional security after Iranian forces threatened commerce in and out of the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon announced Thursday. Read More

USNI News VIDEO: Marine Exercise in N.C. Mirrors Parts of Sudan Embassy Evacuation

USNI News VIDEO: Marine Exercise in N.C. Mirrors Parts of Sudan Embassy Evacuation

Marines and role players during a non-combatant evacuation exercise on April 24, 2023, at Camp Lejeune, N.C. USNI News Photo

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – For five days, a U.S. consulate in the tiny country of Obsidian had been surrounded by protestors who were upset with the American presence in their coastal nation. Fomented by an armed opposition group, the situation for the State Department staff, Marine guards and Americans in the region had become increasingly unstable. Read More

One Explosive Device Responsible for Deaths of 13 U.S. Service Members in Kabul Attack, Pentagon Says

One Explosive Device Responsible for Deaths of 13 U.S. Service Members in Kabul Attack, Pentagon Says

A Marine assigned to 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) provides over-watch during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 21, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

One explosive device detonation caused the death of 13 U.S. troops in an attack during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
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Marine Corps Identifies Deceased Marines in Rollover Near Camp Lejeune

Marine Corps Identifies Deceased Marines in Rollover Near Camp Lejeune

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan E. Gierke, left, poses for a recruit training graduation photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 18, 2021, and Pfc. Zachary W. Riffle poses for a recruit training graduation photo at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, May 10, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

A lance corporal and private first class lost their lives in a rollover crash Wednesday, the Marine Corps announced Friday. Read More

U.S., International Marines Duke it Out in the California Desert

U.S., International Marines Duke it Out in the California Desert

Dutch Marines patrol through rubble during Marine Air-Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 1-22 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Oct. 24, 2021. US Marine Corps Photo

Marines of different nations battled it out in the desert, facing off recently in a five-day campaign that pitted technologically-skilled military forces against one another in a test of high-end conflict. Read More

24th MEU, Iwo Jima ARG Arrive Home From Deployment

24th MEU, Iwo Jima ARG Arrive Home From Deployment

The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) arrives at its homeport of Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Oct. 11, 2021. US Navy Photo

This story has been updated to correct that USS San Antonio (LPD-17) pulled into its homeport on Friday, not Saturday.

The three ships that make up the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group pulled into their respective homeports the last few days, ending a deployment that supported the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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