31 March 2026 10:00 hrs the USS George H W Bush CVN-77 departed Naval Station Norfolk for deployment and will catch up with the rest of the strike group offshore. Rumor has it they will not be going to Middle East.
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U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 27. The America-class amphibious assault ship serves as the flagship for the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group / 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit composed of about 3,500 Sailors and Marines in addition to transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well as amphibious assault and tactical assets.
2週間前の『タイム』記事ですが、こういう視点をきちんと報じてるのが海外メディアの優れてるところ。
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Following up on the transit into the Indian Ocean... 👇
ARG TRANSIT UPDATE: Tripoli ARG at Diego Garcia
Imagery from Mar 23 caught the USS Tripoli (LHA-7) moored alongside at the NSF Diego Garcia pier, visible despite heavy cloud cover.
➡️Just in—AIS data via @VesselFinder confirms her escort, the USS New Orleans (LPD-18), pinging inside the lagoon early this morning (Mar 24).
Given no sign of a fleet oiler, this is a logical stop to top off fuel and stores before making the final push into @CENTCOM
USS #Tripoli LHA-7 is currently speeding towards the Middle East through the #SouthChinaSea, which might take another ten days to reach the operation area.
THE BUILDUP CONTINUES: 3rd Destroyer Joins the Ford
OSINT Update (Mar 12 imagery): Tracking the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) as she continues to hold off the coast of Al Wajh in the Northern Red Sea.
She has shifted her box slightly to ~100km offshore, but the critical tactical update is the formation. The escort screen has grown yet again.
Spotted in the formation:
➡️3x Arleigh Burke Destroyers (up from 2 in our last pass)
➡️1x Kaiser-Class Oiler (USNS Kanawha)
The Assessment: A three-destroyer screen provides a fully-capable Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) umbrella.
With this level of combat power now assembled, is this the final piece of the puzzle before they make the push south to transit the Bab al-Mandeb (BaM)?
Source: @esa
Date: 12 March 2026
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The U.S. is sending the 2,200 Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit from INDOPACOM to the Middle East.
The 31st MEU is based around the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) and its air wing of Ospreys and F-35s.
The United States is considering the relocation of air defense systems and other military assets from South Korea to the Middle East, amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to Korean-language newspaper The Chosun Daily.
These include MIM-104 “Patriot” Surface-to-Air Missile Batteries and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Systems (THAAD), as well as surveillance and reconnaissance assets like the MQ-9 Reaper, permanently stationed at Kunsan Air Base with U.S. Forces Korea (USFK). Sources also believe that the THAAD Battery in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, and its interceptor missiles could be deployed to the Middle East.