As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the United States is deploying a powerful naval group led by the USS Boxer, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship designed to act as a military base for Marines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. is sending more warships and marines to the Middle East amid the war with Iran. Three U.S. Navy warships, including the ...

The Pentagon is speeding up the deployment of thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East amid speculation that the Trump administration could send troops into Iranian territory.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is deploying another three-ship expeditionary unit — with about 2,500 Marines aboard — to the Middle East, the second such dispatch in a matter of days as President Trump ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Marine veteran discusses his daughter's deployment to the Middle East on the USS Boxer and his hopes for her safe return home.