U.S. military officials confirmed Sunday that around 500 Marines are “prepared to deploy” if necessary to quell unrest in Los Angeles in recent days, coming as the National Guard was deployed in the city.
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) said that the Marines would be sent from the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, which is based out of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California.
The Marines are currently “in a prepared to deploy status should they be necessary to augment and support” the federal military mission in the city, NORTHCOM said.
Previously, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Marines from Camp Pendleton were on “high alert,” although he did not say how many….
US Military Says 500 Marines Are ‘Prepared to Deploy’ to Los Angeles
