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USS Boxer Leads Marine Deployment to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

3/30/2026

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The USS Boxer and two San Diego-based warships carrying over 2,000 Marines head to the Middle East as part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The deployment aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran.
Marine Corps Commandant Eric Smith described the Amphibious Ready Group as the United States' most versatile global response force, with the Boxer able to host F-35B fighters.

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The USS Boxer and two San Diego-based warships carrying over 2,000 Marines head to the Middle East as part of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The deployment aims to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran.
Marine Corps Commandant Eric Smith described the Amphibious Ready Group as the United States' most versatile global response force, with the Boxer able to host F-35B fighters.