https://www.axios.com/2026/03/13/mar...-us-deployment

One has to wonder if these people are Kharg Island bound. While I don’t necessarily think US BOG is a good idea, putting them on an island 18 miles off the coast of Iran that controls 90% of Iran’s oil exports is probably the least bad idea of BOG options. And I can’t think what else they may be going in for. While the escorts add add marginally to anti drone/missile capability, the Tripoli is a big high value target with a lot of concentrated personnel on board that I’d keep out of drone range unless I actually planned to use the 2200 Marines for an amphibious assault.