Today…..
June16
US Amphibious Warship With 550 Marines Enters Persian Gulf
From the article:
Following the arrival of the US aircraft carrier CVN-77, the ironically named George H.W. Bush, in the Persian Gulf, another US warship, LPD-19, the USS Mesa Verde also entered the Persian Gulf moments ago.
And…
As CNN reported earlier, this comes after President Obama ruled out sending ground troops to the militant-assaulted country. The USS Mesa Verde is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, a ship designed to carry an expeditionary force across the sea and deploy landing craft and helicopters.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-06-16/us-amphibious-warship-550-marines-enters-persian-gulf