Washington DC, March 28 -- The United States Ship (USS) Tripoli, along with around 3,500 US Marines, has entered the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, bringing one of America's largest amphibious assault ships (AAS) into an active combat theatre in West Asia amid the ongoing conflict.

The deployment moved from its home base in Japan.

In a post on X, the United States Central Command said US sailors and Marines aboard the USS Tripoli arrived in CENTCOM's Area of Responsibility (AoR) on March 27.

The America-class AAS serves as the flagship of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Nearly the size of an aircraft carrier, the ship can carry dozens of helicopters, MV-22 Osprey aircraft...