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BumRushDaShow

(169,164 posts) Fri Mar 20, 2026, 12:50 PM Yesterday

USS Boxer and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploy to Middle East

Source: MilitaryTimes

Mar 20, 2026, 11:22 AM

The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday.

The deployments of the USS Boxer, along with its 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and accompanying warship, comes as Reuters reported that President Donald Trump’s administration was considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East.

Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was not putting troops “anywhere,” but that if was going to, he would not tell journalists.

The sources, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, did not say what the role of the additional troops would be. But one of the officials said the troops were departing the West Coast of the United States about 3 weeks ahead of schedule.

Read more: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/03/20/uss-boxer-and-11th-marine-expeditionary-unit-deploy-to-middle-east/

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USS Boxer and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploy to Middle East (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Sending a battalion size Marine Corps unit w/support isn't going to work. Crowman2009 Yesterday #1

We won at Guadalcanal nt sarisataka Yesterday #2

Not in the first week. Crowman2009 Yesterday #4

It took much longer than a week to win sarisataka 23 hrs ago #9

More like Corregidor Ponietz Yesterday #6

Thanks! I almost forgot that there was a regiment of Marines from that event. Crowman2009 Yesterday #8

ROFL. Didn't he already broadcast loudly that he was ... ananda Yesterday #3

In a normal world BaronChocula Yesterday #5

Just because you can kill people doesn't mean you should kill people. twodogsbarking Yesterday #7

Crowman2009

(3,511 posts)

1. Sending a battalion size Marine Corps unit w/support isn't going to work.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:09 PM

Yesterday

If anything this sounds like a Guadalcanal-style trap will be waiting for them since the Orange assclown and Kegsbreath won't stop bragging about it on social media and to Putin.

sarisataka

(22,616 posts)

2. We won at Guadalcanal nt

Reply to Crowman2009 (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:13 PM

Yesterday

Crowman2009

(3,511 posts)

4. Not in the first week.

Reply to sarisataka (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 01:24 PM

Yesterday

The surface fleet had to withdraw after the battle of Savo island, then the Marines were isolated temporarily.

sarisataka

(22,616 posts)

9. It took much longer than a week to win

Reply to Crowman2009 (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 20, 2026, 03:15 PM

23 hrs ago

But it was no trap, the Japanese were completely unprepared for the landing. Their major base at Rabaul gave them the forces to push the US fleet back at first but they could not eradicate the Marines on the island.