2026-03-23 22:26:24

🚨 The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (2,200 Marines) aboard USS Tripoli and USS New Orleans will enter CENTCOM on Friday, per WSJ.

This is not the only deployment. The full military buildup:
1. 31st MEU (2,200 Marines) arriving Friday from Japan. Includes F-35B stealth fighters.
2. 11th MEU (2,500 Marines) aboard USS Boxer group departed San Diego this week. En route.
3. USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group already in the Arabian Sea
4. USS Gerald R. Ford in the Red Sea (damaged by fire, had to break off)
5. USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group heading to the Mediterranean
6. 50,000+ US service members already in the region
The 31st MEU specializes in amphibious operations. Their arrival coincides with reports that Trump is considering seizing Iran's Kharg Island, which handles 90%+ of Iran's oil exports.
232 American troops wounded. 13 killed. The war enters week 4.
The timing matters: these Marines arrive Friday, the same day Trump's postponed Hormuz deadline was supposed to expire.
"Peace talks" and amphibious assault units don't usually arrive at the same time.

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