Thousands of U.S. Marines are set to enter U.S. Central Command on Friday, the
same day President Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of
Hormuz. The USS Tripoli, USS New Orleans, and about 2,200 Marines from the 31st
Marine Expeditionary Unit will arrive, though it will take days to reach the
strait. The Pentagon has also ordered the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based
in California, to deploy in the coming weeks.
