11th MEU

Marines Took Out Iranian Drone for the Cost of a Tank of Gas

A MADIS anti-drone system is perched on the bow of USS Boxer (LHD-4) during a Strait of Hormuz transit on July 18, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

Instead of a using an almost-million-dollar Navy missile, Marines splashed a hostile Iranian drone on Thursday for about the cost of a couple of gallons of gas.

During a transit through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Thursday, Marines – operating a new electronic warfare system on the deck of USS Boxer (LHD-4) – downed a hostile unmanned...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/19/marines-took-out-iranian-drone-for-the-cost-of-a-tank-of-gas

USS Boxer Downs Iranian Drone in ‘Defensive Action’

USS Boxer (LHD-4) transits the Pacific Ocean. Boxer in March 2019. US Navy Photo

Amphibious warship USS Boxer (LHD-4) took down an Iranian drone that U.S. officials say threatened the ship as it entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday.

At about 10 a.m. local time, Boxer was transiting Strait of Hormuz when an Iranian fixed-wing drone approached the ship, a defense official told USNI News.

The crew of the ship took “defensive action against the unmanned aerial system to ensure the safety of the ship...

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/18/uss-boxer-downs-iranian-drone-in-defensive-action

More U.S. Navy Personnel Deployed to Middle East Than Anywhere Else

Quartermaster Seaman Gabriel Carillo, from San Diego, Calif., assigned to amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4), stands watch on the bridge. June 21, 2019. US Navy Photo

At a time of increased tensions between Washington and Tehran, the U.S. Navy has more personnel deployed to the Middle East than anywhere else in the world, USNI News has learned.

On Sunday, the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group with embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, joining...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/24/more-u-s-navy-personnel-deployed-to-middle-east-than-anywhere-else

Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, 11th MEU Leave on Scheduled Pacific, Middle East Deployment

USS Boxer (LHD-4) transits the Pacific Ocean. Boxer is underway conducting routine operations as a part of USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) in the eastern Pacific Ocean on March 20, 2019. US Navy Photo

About 4,500 sailors and Marines left San Diego, Calif., today for a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific and Central Command regions with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Dock landing ship USS Harper’s Ferry (LSD-49) and amphibious transport dock USS Joh...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/01/boxer-amphibious-ready-group-11th-meu-leave-on-scheduled-pacific-middle-east-deployment

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