2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit of around 2,200 Marines, 3 warships headed to Middle East as Iran war continues

March 20, 2026 / 11:35 AM EDT / CBS News A second Marine Expeditionary Unit of about 2,200 Marines and three warships is headed toward the Middle East, as the war with Iran continues.  The unit departed California earlier this week, according to two U.S. officials. The first one, which is coming from the Pacific, … Read more

Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to pay his respects on Wednesday at a Delaware military base when the remains of six U.S. service members killed in the crash of a refueling aircraft are returned to their families. It will be the second time since launching the war on Iran on Feb. 28 that … Read more

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw says Trump is “doing what’s need” in the Middle East conflict

Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw said Sunday that President Trump is “doing what’s needed” as the Pentagon is set to deploy a few thousand more Marines to the Middle East as tensions escalate between the United States and Iran. “I think it signals that there’s a seriousness of supporting whatever contingency operations might be needed,” … Read more

Rep. Dan Crenshaw: Sending more Marines to Middle East isn’t “a boots-on-the-ground deployment”

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a retired Navy SEAL, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Americans should take the sending of 5,000 more Marines to the Middle East “as boots on the ground deployment, especially with only 5,000 troops.” Source link