Elements from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli have been ordered to the Middle East, according to the U.S. official, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans.
The Pentagon is moving additional Marines and warships to the Middle East, as Iran steps up its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. prepares to escort tankers through the waterway. on.wsj.com/3N2xxeJ
-- The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) Mar 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship, its attached Marine expeditionary force and their loaded vehicles and gear, and associated escort and support ships have left Japan for the Middle East at the request of US Central Command in the region.
Sent to land on the Iranian coast in an attempt to open the strait?
It's a long voyage from Japan (where it's reported the expeditionary force is now) to the Persian Gulf, so we won't know for weeks.
*** College Republican Chapter in Florida Disbanded ***
"The University of Florida confirms that its College Republicans chapter has been disbanded by the Florida Federation of College Republicans amid controversy over "a recent antisemitic gesture."
The gesture appears to have been from a member on a recent streaming platform making an Adolf Hitler style salute. UF's statement does not specify though."
Dummkopf Trumpf, Ron DeSatan, and Nick Fuentes will be pissed; but Randy "the Hebrew Ham Sandwich" Fine and Laura "Dog Food Eater" Loomer will be elated.
Link: floridapolitics.com
Israel is running critically low on interceptors, US officials say
www.semafor.com
Stinky is more than glad to get a bunch of Marines killed for Israel.
#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-14 11:04 PM | Reply | Flag: There's More To This Shortfall
FYI:
Astoundingly, Germany's Foreign Minister made a surprise visit to Israel in the middle of their vicious and illegal offensive against the people of Iran. Somehow FM Johann Wadephul forgot the Third Reich also conducted a surprise, vicious, and illegal attack against the people of the USSR on 22 June 1941 (Operation Barbarossa).
In 2025, Germany at one point limited-- not fully stopped-- sending lethal military aid to Israel because of the horrific casualties the IDF was causing in Gaza. That hiatus was temporary and funding and weapons transfers continued because Germany needs something from Israel: specific weaponry.
Berlin bought an AI maritime drone (the Blue Whale) from Israel, but more importantly, Germany needs Arrow-3 interceptors from Tel Aviv to deal with their potential conflict with Russia.
Now we read that Israel is critically low on interceptors.
Source: Surprise Trip
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