Camp Pendleton units to deploy to the Middle East in planned rotation

Marine Corps units from Camp Pendleton’s 1st Marine Expeditionary Force are preparing to deploy to the Middle East, base officials announced on Friday, Feb. 28.
Four elements of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit will head out over the next few weeks and will operate under U.S. Central Command, one of the Department of Defense’s unified commands that oversee U.S. military in the Middle East. They will operate as a Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response.