WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is deploying another three-ship expeditionary unit — with about 2,500 Marines aboard — to the Middle East, the second such dispatch in a matter of days as President Trump attempts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.

The 82nd Airborne Division’s quick reaction brigade is being eyed for a possible deployment tied operations in Iran, a news report said.

A U.S. defense official said that thousands more Marines are being deployed to the Middle East on an accelerated timeline.

A Marine veteran discusses his daughter's deployment to the Middle East on the USS Boxer and his hopes for her safe return home.

Officials say thousands of U.S. Marines are expected in the Middle East by Friday. Marine Corps Veteran Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) joins Ana Cabrera to share his criticism of the deployment and why he