Pentagon deploys over 3,000 troops to Middle East

More than 3,000 US sailors and marines of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) have arrived in the Middle East as part of a pre-announced Department of Defense deployment, Report informs referring to the US Naval Forces Central Command.

Amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 50) and dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) entered the Red Sea after transiting from the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal.

Bataan ARG/26th MEU units bring to the region additional aviation and naval assets, as well as more US marines and sailors, providing greater flexibility and maritime capability to US 5th Fleet.