Three warships from San Diego and more than 2,000 Marines headed to the Middle East may have a crucial role to play in the U.S. fight against Iran. The San Diego-based USS Boxer amphibious assault …
are en route to the regionThe USS Boxer carrying the 11th Unit is part of what’s known as an ARG, or Amphibious Ready Group. Such groups consist of an assault ship, a transport dock and a support vessel, The unit itself is an impressive conglomeration of infantry, artillery, combat engineers, vehicles and aircraft.
The ARG-MEU combo “is the most versatile, flexible and lethal global response force the United States has to offer,” said Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith. Smith added, in a speech last year reported by Breaking Defense, that the ARG-MEU has the potent ability to strike from range and return to the sea without the need to access resources on foreign land. The unit can wait off coasts for months and conduct attacks by air, sea and land, as the name suggests. The highlight of the ARG deployed from San Diego is the assault ship USS Boxer. An 844-foot amphibious ship with roughly 30 years of service, the USS Boxer can function as an aircraft carrier for F-35B stealth fighters, U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct drills with M240B machine guns during training aboard Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer.The stealth fighters can fly 1,200 miles per hour and are already being used in the Iran war, targeting Iranian In addition to the stealth fighters, the USS Boxer also carries attack helicopters and contains a hospital., that if invaded could deal a blow to Iran’s economy and help open up the Strait of Hormuz. ARGs like the USS Boxer are designed for missions like that, though it’s unclear where the San Diego deployment will go. The U.S. has also deployed another ARG-MEU to the Middle East, consisting of the Japan-based USS Tripoli, another amphibious assault ship, and two supporting ships. Oil heir ordered to pay historic $1.1B after brutally attacking toddler stepson, putting him in wheelchair 'No Kings' protests turn violent in Portland, LA and Dallas -- as rally near Mar-a-Lago takes bizarre turnGina Gershon turned down a lead in hit horror franchise over ‘exploitative’ nude sceneRikki Schlott LI woman suing Instagram over eating disorder says 'old man' Mark Zuckerberg doesn't understand 'experiences of young girls' Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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