{"id":14781,"date":"2020-06-01T20:04:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/06\/01\/13th-marine-expeditionary-unit-deploys-to-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:31:25","slug":"13th-marine-expeditionary-unit-deploys-to-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2020\/06\/01\/13th-marine-expeditionary-unit-deploys-to-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"13th Marine Expeditionary Unit deploys to Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forces from the I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/12\/04\/busy-deployment-sees-marine-infantry-battalion-covering-three-middle-east-war-zones\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Expeditionary Force<\/a> have deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations as part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Forces Crisis Response &#8211; Central Command, the Marine Corps announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit command element is now in charge of the crisis response mission and theater security cooperation within CENTCOM\u2019s area of operations, according to the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe remain postured to respond to any crisis throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,\u201d oncoming commanding officer Col. 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That\u2019s approximately 2,000 Marines and sailors \u2014 roughly 200 of which are assigned to the task force\u2019s command element, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2020\/06\/01\/2000-marines-from-southern-california-deploy-to-the-middle-east-as-crisis-response-force\/\" target=_blank>the Orange County Register reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marines will be responsible for a variety of tasks during the deployment, and the SPMAGTF \u2013 Crisis Response \u2013 Central Command is intended to foster quick responses to military operations using aviation, ground, and logistics assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos posted to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service depicted the Marines conducting a Evacuation Control Center training exercise in Kuwait on March 26 to prepare for scenarios involving emergency evacuations of designated noncombatant evacuees on behalf of the State Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt any given moment we may be working with partner nation forces to advance our relationships, assisting the U.S. Department of State in reinforcing an embassy\u2019s security posture, or enhancing naval integration opportunities with the U.S. Navy aboard ships like the U.S.S. 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