USS Tripoli Operating in CENTCOM, USS Gerald R. Ford in Croatia

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Source: USNI News

USNI News

USS Tripoli Operating in CENTCOM, USS Gerald R. Ford in Croatia

Mallory Shelbourne
March 28, 2026 12:43 PM


USS Tripoli (LHA-7) arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 27, 2026. US Central Command photo

Big deck amphibious warship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and its embarked Marines are now operating in U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon announced Saturday. ... Tripoli reached the theater Friday after transiting the Strait of Malacca and making a stop in Diego Garcia, according to the USNI News Fleet & Marine Tracker.

“U.S. Sailors and Marines aboard USS Tripoli (LHA-7) arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 27,” CENTCOM posted on social media website X. ... “The America-class amphibious assault ship serves as the flagship for the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group / 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit composed of about 3,500 Sailors and Marines in addition to transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well as amphibious assault and tactical assets.”


Members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard USS Tripoli (LHA-7) arrived March 27, 2026, in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. US Central Command photo

The Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group includes Tripoli, USS New Orleans (LPD-18) and elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Tripoli is the Navy’s forward-deployed amphibious assault ship based out of Sasebo, Japan. USS Rushmore (LSD-47), which is also based in Sasebo, is expected to meet up with the ARG/MEU, USNI News understands.

The Pentagon tasked Tripoli to the Middle East earlier this month amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. It’s unclear what missions the ARG/MEU will perform in the region, but these units have historically conducted non-combatant evacuation operations in the Middle East.

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[IronLionZion]

1. USS Tripoli is for putting boots on the ground

it's for landing Marines on shore, probably the islands near the strait of Hormuz. I would not want to be those Marines right now. Good luck. Semper Fi

[ananda]

2. By amphibious do they mean sitting ducks?

???

[IronLionZion]

3. That area is very easy for Iran to attack

but quite difficult for the USA to defend.