US to Deploy More Marines to the Gulf

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US to Deploy More Marines to the Gulf

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The Pentagon has issued orders to the US 1st Marine Expeditionary Force to deploy some of its units to the Gulf in preparation for a possible military showdown with Iraq, agencies reports said on Friday.

A spokesman for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force reportedly confirmed that some elements of the Force did receive orders this week for movement to the Gulf but he refused to discuss how many and when the Marines would be deployed.

US defense officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, simply said that the troops will begin moving to the Gulf region soon.

The 45,000-strong 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is headquartered in Camp Pendleton, California.

The US military on Wednesday already ordered more than 11,000 desert-trained soldiers from its 3rd Infantry Division stationed in the state of Georgia to deploy to the Gulf.

The deployments are part of a larger military buildup recently planned by the US military which is aimed at doubling US military presence in the Gulf region in the first few weeks of January.

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