五角大楼正向中东派遣4000多名海军陆战队员和水兵，并出动三艘军舰，随着美国中央司令部（Centcom）战区海军兵力的不断增强。
“马金岛”号（USS Makin Island）是一艘黄蜂级两栖攻击舰，也是两栖戒备群的旗舰，周一被发现驶离圣迭戈。该戒备群搭载了美国海军陆战队第13远征部队，这是一支由约2200名海军陆战队员和水兵组成的前沿部署特遣队。
The Pentagon is sending over 4,000 Marines and sailors aboard three warships to the Middle East as the Navy buildup ramps up in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) theater.
该戒备群还包括两栖船坞登陆舰“安克雷奇”号（USS Anchorage）和“约翰·P·穆萨”号（USS John P. Murtha），这两艘军舰也于周一离开圣迭戈。海军建议《国会山报》就此向美国太平洋舰队寻求置评。
美国太平洋舰队发言人在周三的一份声明中表示：“‘马金岛’号两栖戒备群和海军陆战队第13远征部队正在美国海军第三舰队责任区内进行例行行动。”
The USS Makin Island, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, the flagship vessel of the amphibious readiness group, was spotted departing San Diego on Monday.
发言人补充道：“美国第三舰队领导该地区的海军力量，并提供必要的、切合实际且相关的训练，以执行海军在全谱军事行动中的角色——从作战行动到人道主义援助和救灾。”
该发言人还表示：“美国第三舰队与盟友和伙伴合作，以推进航行和飞越自由、法治以及支撑该地区安全的其它原则。”
美国目前在中东已部署了搭载海军陆战队第11远征部队的“拳击手”号两栖戒备群（Boxer Amphibious Ready Group）。
The group is carrying the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, a forward-deployed task force composed of about 2,200 Marines and sailors.
“西奥多·罗斯福”号（USS Theodore Roosevelt）是一艘尼米兹级航空母舰，正驶往中央司令部辖区，以接替此前从印太地区派往中东的“乔治·华盛顿”号（USS George Washington）。这艘航空母舰通常搭载约5000名人员。
The group also includes USS Anchorage and USS John P. Murtha, amphibious landing ships, which also left San Diego on Monday.
结合“马金岛”号两栖戒备群，美国正通过多艘舰船向中东地区派遣约9000名人员。目前有5万多名美军官兵在中央司令部辖区内执行任务。
The Navy referred The Hill to the U.S. Pacific Fleet for comment.
“乔治·华盛顿”号航空母舰和“乔治·H·W·布什”号战略石油储备船目前部署在中东地区。美国军舰正协助执行美国海军封锁行动，阻止船只试图进入或离开伊朗港口。美国中央司令部周三发布的最新通报称，自七月恢复封锁以来，美军已迫使125艘商船改变航向，以确保其遵守相关规定。特朗普周四表示，美国对伊朗的战争即将结束。“伊朗很快就会终结——无论以何种方式，”总统对记者表示，并预测一旦局势结束，油价将会下跌。
“The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations,” a U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday. “U.S. 3rd Fleet leads naval forces in the region and provides the realistic, relevant training necessary to execute our Navy's role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster response. “U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation and overflight, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the region,” the spokesperson added. The U.S. already has the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, which carries the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, in the Middle East. The USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, is headed to Centcom region to relieve USS George Washington, which was sent to the Middle East from the Indo-Pacific. The Roosevelt typically carries about 5,000 personnel on board the aircraft carrier. When combined with the Markin Island amphibious readiness group, the U.S. is sending about 9,000 personeel abroad multiple ships to the Middle East. There are more than 50,000 U.S. service members operating in the Centcom region. The USS George Washington and SS George H.W. Bush are in the Middle East. The U.S. warships are helping enforce the U.S. naval blockade against ships attempting to enter or depart Iranian ports. The U.S. forces have redirected 125 commercial vessels to ensure compliance since resuming the blockade in July, Centcom said in an update on Wednesday. Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. war against Iran will conclude soon. “Iran will very soon be ending — one way or the other,” the president told reporters, predicting that once it does, oil prices will go down.