US redeploys USS trippoli to middle east

https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/us-navy-redeploys-marine-carrier-f35b-iran

The U.S. Navy has redirected one of its premier forward-deployed amphibious strike groups from exercises in the Western Pacific to combat operations in the Middle East, with the diversion of the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group illustrating how rapidly Washington has been forced to shift military assets away from the Pacific. Rather than continuing to train alongside allies in East Asia, the assault ship and its embarked Marine aviation force were reassigned to reinforce operations against Iran, highlighting the flexibility of forward-based naval forces stationed in Japan. Wasp class amphibious assault ships are valued for their accommodation of air wings made up of F-35B fifth generation fighters.