The Marine Corps commandant underscores the necessity of the Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit for projecting American strength and sustaining deterrence.
Sailors and Marines of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group – 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit manned the rails of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) as they depart Naval Station Norfolk in 2018.
U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Eggert
39th Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
November 16, 2025
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The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East.
According to the officials cited by Fox News, it will take about a month for the task force to reach the Middle East
The US has deployed thousands of additional Marines and airborne troops to the Middle East since the Iran war began.
