
It could take the USS Boxer about a month to reach the Middle East. It left San Diego Bay on Wednesday, March 18th. Per @Liz_Friden The USS Boxer amphibious ready group and attached 11th Marine expeditionary unit is deploying to the Middle East from California, a U.S. official confirms to Fox News. The task force of about 4,500 sailors and Marines is currently sailing across the Pacific Ocean to the Middle East, the official said. Once in the Middle East, it will overlap with the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit for some time, and then will replace the 31st MEU altogether, the official said. This will happen in coming weeks. The Tripoli ARG/31st MEW is still en route to the Middle East from Japan and is expected to arrive as early as next week. The USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship left its home port of San Diego earlier this week. The amphibious ready group also includes the USS Comstock dock landing ship and USS Portland transport dock.






