by Shane Trejo, Big League Politics:

Sailors and Marines part of the Navy’s Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrived in the Middle East on August 6, 2023 as part of a pre-announced deployment to aid in alleged deterrence efforts in the Strait of Hormuz and other areas close to Iran, declared Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder.

“As we have been for a very long time, we’re coordinating with our partners in the region when it comes to U.S. military presence because, again, it’s not just the U.S. military that’s out there patrolling commercial shipping lanes. We’re working as part of a broader coalition … on that effort,” Ryder said to reporters.