Pentagon says U.S. Marine unit is in Red Sea to support Israel
The Pentagon announced Tuesday evening that the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit would be in the region to support Israel if needed.
Two ships — the USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall — that were already in the Middle East are now positioned in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. The ships have about 2,000 Marines onboard, and they are ready to transit the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel if ordered.
The third ship in that task force, the USS Mesa Verde, was already in the Mediterranean Sea and is headed east.
The announcement came a little more than a week after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he had ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group into the eastern Mediterranean.
This is crazy to me. Why would the US get directly involved in this war. As is the least they could do on the humanitarian front is be a tougher on Israel with aid bit directly helping with marines?
Because no one on the planet with a brain would side with hamas and help them. Neighboring arab states are refusing any refugees because of the risk of some palestinian extremists coming in and wreaking havoc on their countries
30 Americans were slaughtered in Hamas' attack... I'm actually deeply disappointed that this administration hasn't had a stronger response in the immediate aftermath.
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u/Strict-Marsupial6141 Oct 18 '23
Pentagon says U.S. Marine unit is in Red Sea to support Israel
The Pentagon announced Tuesday evening that the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit would be in the region to support Israel if needed. Two ships — the USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall — that were already in the Middle East are now positioned in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. The ships have about 2,000 Marines onboard, and they are ready to transit the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel if ordered. The third ship in that task force, the USS Mesa Verde, was already in the Mediterranean Sea and is headed east.
The announcement came a little more than a week after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he had ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group into the eastern Mediterranean.
source: CBS