WASHINGTON, April 4 (UPI) -- A flotilla of U.S. Marines reported for duty in the Persian Gulf region to relieve a task force that will sail for its home base in California, the Navy said.
The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group consisting of approximately 1,200 Marines and sailors will provide U.S. Central Command with manpower for the next five months or more, the 5th Fleet in Bahrain said in a written statement Thursday.