+3 More Weeks of High Oil Prices

With the redirection of the USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (~2,200–2,500 Marines) toward the Middle East, the operational picture is entering a new phase.

Originally positioned in the Philippine Sea near Taiwan/Japan, the group transited south through the Luzon Strait around March 9–13 and is now en route, with arr…